4.18 HTS_TransportDumpster

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor Transport Dumpster availability, the number and size of items in the Transport Dumpster, and activity:

  • Rate at which items are inserted into the Transport Dumpster

  • Rate at which items are deleted from the Transport Dumpster

  • Number of items redelivered by the Transport Dumpster

The Transport Dumpster is a container in which recently delivered e-mail is stored. It allows the Hub Transport server to defer the deletion of e-mail so that it can redeliver e-mail after an unscheduled outage.

NOTE:This Knowledge Script is available only for Exchange Server 2007 and 2010. For Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019, see Section 4.16, HTS_SafetyNet.

4.18.1 Resource Objects

  • Exchange2007_HubTransportServer

  • Exchange2010_HubTransportServer

4.18.2 Default Schedule

By default, this script runs every 15 minutes.

4.18.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Parameter

How to Set It

General Settings

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 HTS_TransportDumpster job fails. The default is 5.

Monitor Transport Dumpster Availability

Event Notification

Raise event if Transport Dumpster is unavailable?

Select Yes to raise an event if the Transport Dumpster cannot be accessed. The default is Yes.

Event severity when Transport Dumpster is unavailable

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the Transport Dumpster cannot be accessed. The default is 5.

Monitor Size of Transport Dumpster

Data Collection

Collect data for number of items in Transport Dumpster?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the number of e-mail messages in the Transport Dumpster during the monitoring interval. The default is No.

Collect data for total size of items currently in Transport Dumpster?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the size of all e-mail messages in MB in the Transport Dumpster during the monitoring interval. The default is No.

Monitor Transport Dumpster Activity

Data Collection

Collect data for item insertion rate?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the rate at which e-mail messages were inserted in the Transport Dumpster during the monitoring interval. The default is No.

Collect data for item deletion rate?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the rate at which e-mail messages were deleted from the Transport Dumpster during the monitoring interval. The default is No.

Collect data for item redelivery count?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the rate at which e-mail messages were redelivered from the Transport Dumpster during the monitoring interval. The default is No.