4.26 MBS_MailFlow

Use this Knowledge Script to test the flow of mail by sending test e-mail to local or remote Mailbox servers. This script raises an event if the test fails or if response time exceeds the threshold you set.

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

4.26.1 Resource Objects

  • Exchange2007_MailboxServer

  • Exchange2010_MailboxServer

  • Exchange2013_MailboxServer

  • Exchange2016_MailboxServer

  • Exchange2019_MailboxServer

4.26.2 Default Schedule

By default, this script runs every 15 minutes.

4.26.3 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_MailFlow job fails. The default is 5.

Monitor Mail Flow

Comma-separated list of target Mailbox servers

Provide the hostnames or IP addresses of the Mailbox servers to which you want to send test e-mail. Separate the names or addresses with a comma.

Comma-separated list of recipient e-mail addresses

Provide the e-mail addresses to which you want to send test e-mail. Separate the addresses with a comma.

Event Notification

Raise event if mail flow test fails?

Select Yes to raise an event if test mail cannot be sent to the selected Mailbox servers. The default is Yes.

Event severity when mail flow test fails

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which test mail cannot be sent to the selected Mailbox servers. The default is 5.

Raise event if response time exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the elapsed time to send mail to the Mailbox servers exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum response time for mail flow test

Set the maximum number of milliseconds that can elapse while sending mail to the selected Mailbox servers before an event is raised. The default is 10,000 milliseconds.

Event severity when response time exceeds threshold

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which response time exceeds the threshold you set. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for mail flow response time?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. When enabled, data collection returns the response time for the mail flow tests during the monitoring period. The default is No.