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MessageStats 7.7.2 - Administrator Guide

What is MessageStats? MessageStats Information Sources Using the Console Interface Creating a Connection to Exchange Creating Gathering Tasks Default Gatherings Extending Gathering Tasks Configuring Audits Setting MessageStats Server Properties Setting Configuration Properties Setting Exchange Organization Properties Setting Exchange Server Properties Setting Task Execution Server Properties Setting Task Default Properties Compressing Tracking Log Files Using the MessageStats Reports Console Database Management Appendix A:Microsoft ASP.NET Configuration Issues Appendix B: Gathering Task Dependencies Appendix C:Troubleshooting Permission Problems

Using the MessageStats Compression Tool

The MessageStats compression tool provides the following benefits:

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Reduces the size of tracking logs to reduce the impact of gathering these files across your network.
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Can perform “catch up” compression of tracking logs, so that you can compress all tracking logs in the source directory that do not already have a corresponding compressed file.
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Clear any orphaned files to ensure that all compressed files stay synchronized with the raw tracking logs.
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Can be configured to set the application priority.
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Can be configured to log information about the compression process. If you use the compression logging function, the log resides in the same directory as the compressed tracking logs.
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Can be scheduled to run so as not to interfere with other network activities.

Files Included in the Compression Tool

Files Included in the Compression Tool

The compression tool consists of two executable files and a language file, if applicable:

 
Table 1. Files that comprise the compression tool.
File name
Description

QMSDeployment.exe

Used to install and configure the QMSCompress executable. This executable file has a wizard-type interface.

QMSCompress.exe

Compresses the log files on Exchange servers. This executable file does not have a user interface. To change the compression settings, run the QMSDeployment executable file.

QMSDeployment.deu

QMSDeployment.fra

QMSDeployment.jpn

QMSDeployment.kor

If you specified German, French, Japanese, or Korean as your operating language when you installed MessageStats, the corresponding language file is also included for the compression tool. The language file must also be copied to the server on which you deploy the two executable files.

The files are located in the MessageStats installation directory. For more information, see Installing and Configuring the Compression Tool .

You must copy these files to the Exchange servers on which you want to enable compression.

Installing and Configuring the Compression Tool

Before you install and configure the compression tool, you must copy the compression tool files to all Exchange servers on which you will be compressing the tracking log files. You run the QMSDeployment.exe file locally. You cannot remotely deploy the compression tool.

When you install and configure the compression tool, a compression task is created in the Windows Task Scheduler.

To install and configure the compression tool
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Navigate to the MessageStats installation directory on your MessageStats server. By default, the path is as follows:
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C:\Program Files\Quest\MessageStats (for 32-bit operating systems)
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\MessageStats (for 64-bit operating systems)
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Copy the QMSCompress.exe and QMSDeployment.exe files to the Exchange server that contains the tracking logs you want to compress.
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From the Exchange server, run the QMSDeployment.exe file.
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Click Next.
The Exchange server name is displayed in the Server field.
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Enter the location of the Exchange tracking log directory or browse to the appropriate directory.
Ensure that the tracking log folder is shared.
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Enter the currently logged on account for the Security Context or click to enter a different account.
In most cases, it is recommended to use the MessageStats service account which should already have administrative rights on the Exchange server.
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Click Analyze Server.
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If all connections are successful, click OK.
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Click the drop-down box and select Deployed to enable the compression tool.
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Enter the start time for the compression task schedule.
You should specify a start time that occurs before any gatherings are scheduled to run on the MessageStats server.
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Specify the configuration options that you want.
 
Table 2. Compression Tool options.

Remove Orphans

Select this option to remove any compressed files that do not have an associated raw tracking log.

Catchup Enabled

Select this option to compress all the raw tracking logs instead of just the most recent logs.

Thread Priority

Set the desired thread priority.

Logging Level

Set to Normal.

Increased logging is generally used only when trouble shooting compression issues.

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Click Next and review the summary of your compression options.
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Click Start if the options are appropriate or click Back to change the configuration options.
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Review the installation results and click Finish.

What Happens When You Run QMSDeployment.exe?

When you install and configure compression using the Compression Deployment Wizard, the wizard performs the following actions.

 
Table 3. What the compression tool does.
Item
Description

Verifies the tracking log share name

Ensures that the tracking log share name that you selected exists on the server and can be accessed using the security account that you specified.

Creates a Compressed folder in the tracking log folder

Initially the folder contains the QMSCompress.exe file.

After you compress an Exchange tracking log, the Compressed folder contains:

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Compressed tracking log files
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Compression event log (compress.log)

Schedules the compression task to Run Now

Compresses the most recent tracking log on the Exchange server as soon as the deployment is enabled and configuration is complete.

Creates a cyclical schedule in the task scheduler

Compresses the existing log file every day. This schedule default is 12:05 UTC but you configure the time in the Compression Deployment Wizard.

If the tracking log file is unavailable when the compression is scheduled, the tool compresses the tracking log file at the next scheduled compression, along with any new tracking logs that may exist.

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