4.12 ETS_ExternalMail

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor e-mail sent to and from your Exchange environment. This script raises an event when average mail volume for recipients, recipient domains, senders, and sending domains exceeds the threshold you set. You select whether mail volume is measured by number of messages or total size of messages in MB.

This script is a member of the Exchange2007 recommended Knowledge Script Group. For more information, see Section 4.43, Recommended Knowledge Script Group.

4.12.1 Resource Objects

  • Exchange2007_EdgeTransportServer

  • Exchange2010_EdgeTransportServer

4.12.2 Default Schedule

By default, this script runs daily.

4.12.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Parameter

How to Set It

General Settings

Measure mail volume by message count or total message size

Select how this script measures the volume of mail sent to and from your Exchange environment. Choose from Message count or Total message size. Total message size is measured in MB.

Job failure event notification

Event severity when job fails

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the ETS_ExternalMail job fails. The default is 5.

Monitor Recipient Domains of Outgoing Mail

Number of top recipient domains of outgoing mail

Set the top n recipient domains to be monitored for average mail volume. The default is 10 domains, the minimum is 0, and the maximum is 2147483647.

To monitor all recipient domains for average mail volume, enter 0.

Event Notification

Raise event if average mail volume for top recipient domains exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the average mail volume for the top n recipient domains exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum average mail volume for top recipient domains

Set the maximum value that average mail volume can attain before an event is raised. The default is 1000.

Event severity when average mail volume for top recipient domains exceeds threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which average mail volume for the top n recipient domains exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for average mail volume for top recipient domains?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the average mail volume for the top n recipient domains during the monitoring interval. The default is Yes.

Monitor Sending Domains of Incoming Mail

Number of top sending domains of incoming mail

Set the top n sending domains to be monitored for average mail volume. The default is 10 domains, the minimum is 0, and the maximum is 2147483647.

To monitor all domains for average mail volume, enter 0.

Event Notification

Raise event if average mail volume for top sending domains exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the average mail volume for the top n sending domains exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum average mail volume for top sending domains

Set the maximum value that average mail volume can attain before an event is raised. The default is 1000.

Event severity when average mail volume for top sending domains exceeds threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which average mail volume for the top n sending domains exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for average mail volume for top sending domains?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the average mail volume for the top n sending domains during the monitoring interval. The default is Yes.

Monitor Senders of Outgoing Mail

Number of top senders of outgoing mail

Set the top n senders of mail to be monitored for average mail volume. The default is 10 senders, the minimum is 0, and the maximum is 2147483647.

To monitor all senders for average mail volume, enter 0.

Event Notification

Raise event if average mail volume for top senders of outgoing mail exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the average mail volume for the top n senders of mail exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum average mail volume for top senders of outgoing mail

Set the maximum value that average mail volume can attain before an event is raised. The default is 1000.

Event severity when average mail volume for top senders of outgoing mail exceeds threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which average mail volume for the top n senders of mail exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for average mail volume for top senders of outgoing mail?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the average mail volume for the top n senders of mail during the monitoring interval. The default is Yes.

Monitor Recipients of Incoming Mail

Number of top recipients of incoming mail

Set the top n recipients of mail to be monitored for average mail volume. The default is 10 recipients, the minimum is 0, and the maximum is 2147483647.

To monitor all recipients for average mail volume, enter 0.

Event Notification

Raise event if average mail volume for top recipients of incoming mail exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the average mail volume for the top n recipients of mail exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum average mail volume for top recipients of incoming mail

Set the maximum value that average mail volume can attain before an event is raised. The default is 1000.

Event severity when average mail volume for top recipients of incoming mail exceeds threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which average mail volume for the top n recipients of mail exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for average mail volume for top recipients of incoming mail?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the average mail volume for the top n recipients of mail during the monitoring interval. The default is Yes.