By default, message tracking is enabled on all Exchange 2007 computers that have the Hub Transport. Additionally, you can enable or disable message tracking on a Hub Transport server or Edge Transport server by using the Exchange Management Shell.
- Run the following command:
To enable message tracking on an Exchange 2007, run the following command:
Set-TransportServer <Identity> -MessageTrackingLogEnabled $true
To disable message tracking on an Exchange 2007, run the following command:
Set-TransportServer <Identity> -MessageTrackingLogEnabled $false
You can use the Exchange Management Console to enable or disable message tracking on a Hub Transport server or Edge Transport server if you use Exchange 2007 SP1 console.
1. Open the Exchange Management Console. Perform one of the following steps:
On a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, select Edge Transport, and then in the action pane, click the Properties link that is directly under the server name.
On a computer that has the Hub Transport server role installed, in the console tree, expand Server Configuration, and select Hub Transport. In the action pane, click the Properties link that is directly under the server name.
2. In the Properties page, click the Log Settings tab.
3. In the Message tracking log section, perform one of the following steps:
- Select Enable message tracking log to enable message tracking.
- Clear Enable message tracking log to disable message tracking.
4. Click Apply to save changes and remain in the Properties page, or click OK to save changes and exit the Properties page.
Additionally it is required to share the folder where Message Tracking logs are residing.
The folder you would have to share is, by default, C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking.
The location of the log files can depend on the existing setup. The folder will have to be shared as MessageTracking.