4.21 MBS_ClusterOwner

Use this Knowledge Script to determine whether an Exchange Server is the owner of a node. This script raises an event if the selected server is not the node owner and if the selected Clustered Mailbox Server (CMS) is down.

NOTE:This script only runs on servers with Exchange Server 2007.

4.21.1 Resource Object

Exchange2007_MailboxServer

4.21.2 Default Schedule

By default, this script runs every five minutes.

4.21.3 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 MBS_ClusterOwner job fails. The default is 5.

Monitor Node Ownership

Raise event if not node owner?

Select Yes to raise an event if the selected Exchange Server is not the owner of its node. The default is No.

Event severity when not node owner

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the selected Exchange Server is not the owner of the node. The default is 20.

Data Collection

Collect data for ownership status?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns “0” when the server is not the node owner and “100” if the server is the node owner. The default is Yes.

Monitor Node State

Event Notification

Raise event when node is down?

Select Yes to raise an event if the node in which the Exchange Server resides is down. The default is Yes.

Event severity when node is down

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the node in which the Exchange Server resides is down. The default is 5.

Raise event if CMS is down?

Select Yes to raise an event if the Clustered Mailbox Server (CMS) on which the Exchange Server resides is down. The default is Yes.

Event severity when CMS is down

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the CMS on which the Exchange Server resides is down. The default is 5.