Example: Exchange Server 2003 Monitor

To monitor the condition of the operating system on the Exchange server, you can create a monitor called ExchangeSystemCheck and add several parameters. The purpose of this monitor is to give an indication of the general state of the system on which your Exchange server is running. To this end, you can configure the monitor to check thresholds for the CPU, Memory, and System parameters. The monitor will also check the state of the System Attendant service.

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab inside the dialog.
3. Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select Exchange 2003 Monitor and click OK. The New Exchange Server 2003 Monitor dialog appears.
   1. In the Name box, enter ExchangeSystemCheck to indicate that this monitor performs a check on system parameters.
   2. Under Thresholds to monitor, select the CPU, Memory, and System parameters; then under Services to monitor, select the System Attendant service. Make sure these items have a check in the box to the left. Clear the selections for the other parameters and services.
   3. Highlight the CPU parameter, then click Configure. The CPU Threshold dialog opens. Enter an appropriate threshold and click OK.
   4. Highlight the Memory parameter, then click Configure. The Memory Threshold disappears. Enter an appropriate threshold for the amount of free memory and click OK.
   5. Highlight the System parameter, then click Configure. The System Threshold dialog appears. Enter an appropriate threshold and click OK.
   6. Click OK to add the ExchangeSystemCheck monitor to the Active Monitor library.
5. Add the ExchangeSystemCheck monitor to your Exchange server device.
   1. In your device list, find the device that represents the Exchange server. Right-click the device, then select Properties. Select Active Monitors.
   2. Click Add. The Active Monitor wizard appears.
   3. Select the ExchangeSystemCheck monitor, and continue with the wizard to configure any actions for the monitor. For more information on setting up an action, see Configuring an action.

      After you complete the wizard, the monitor immediately begins to monitor the Exchange server.

See Also Monitoring Microsoft Exchange 2003 Servers Getting Started with Exchange 2003 Monitors Adding and Editing an Exchange 2003 Monitor Adding and editing a Fan Monitor