4.35 Report_TransDumpUsage

As of AppManager for Exchange Server 2007 version 7.3, this Knowledge Script is obsolete. Its functionality has been replaced by an Analysis Center report: Average use of Transport Dumpster queue.

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Use this Knowledge Script to summarize the number of e-mail in the dumpster at a given instance and also the space allocated for the transport dumpster.

4.35.1 Resource Object

REPORT_REPExchange

4.35.2 Default Schedule

The default interval for this script is Run once.

4.35.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Parameter

How to Set It

Data source

Select computer(s)

Click Browse [...] to select the computers for your report.

Select the style

Select the style for the first page of the report:

  • By computer provides links to pages showing the data collected from individual computers. Each page shows all the data streams collected from a single computer.

  • By data stream provides links to pages showing a side-by-side comparison of values for the same data stream collected from different computers.

  • By computer and data stream provides links to pages showing a single data stream collected from a computer

  • All data streams on one page generates a report with all data on a single page

Select time range

Click Browse [...] to set a specific or sliding time range for data included in your report.

Select peak weekday(s)

Click Browse [...] to select the days of the week to include in your report.

Aggregation by

Select the aggregation method for the data in your report:

  • Minute

  • Hour

  • Day

Aggregation interval

Select the interval by which the data in your report is aggregated. Possible values range from 1 to 60.

Statistics to show per

period

Select a statistical method by which to display data in the

report:

  • Average: The average value of data points for the aggregation interval (for example, the average value 1 Hour)

  • Minimum: The minimum value of data points for the aggregation interval

  • Maximum: The maximum value of data points for the aggregation interval

  • Count: The number of data points for the aggregation interval

  • Sum: The total value of data points for the aggregation interval

  • 3Sigma: The average + (3 * standard deviation) and average - (3 * standard deviation)

  • Std: The standard deviation

  • Box: Lower fence, 25% point, median, 75% point, and upper fence for the aggregation interval

  • Open: The first value for the aggregation interval

  • Close: the last value for the aggregation interval

Report settings

Include parameter help card?

Select Yes to include a table in the report that lists parameter settings for the report script. The default is Yes.

Include Table or Chart?

Set whether to include a table of data stream values and/or a chart of data stream values in the report. Choose from Both, Table, or Chart. The default is Both.

Select chart style

Click Browse [...] to define the graphic properties of the charts in your report.

Select output folder

Click Browse [...] to set parameters for the output folder.

Add job ID to output folder name?

Select Yes to append the job ID to the name of the output folder. The default is No.

A job ID helps you correlate a specific instance of a Report script with the corresponding report.

Select properties

Click Browse [...] to set the properties parameters as desired.

Add time stamp to title?

Select Yes to append a time stamp to the title of the report, making each title unique. The time stamp consists of the date and time the report was generated.

A time stamp lets you run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output.

The default is No.

Event notification

Event for report success?

Select Yes to raise an event when the report is successfully generated. The default is Yes.

Severity level for report success

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is generated successfully. The default is 35 (magenta level indicator).

Severity level for report with no data

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the generated report has no data. The default is 25 (blue level indicator).

Severity level for report failure

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which report generation fails. The default is 5 (red level indicator).