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MessageStats 7.8.1 - Administrator Guide

Table of Contents

What is MessageStats?

What is MessageStats?

The MessageStats Components

MessageStats Process Overview Example: Creating an Initial Task for an Exchange Environment

MessageStats Information Sources

How Does MessageStats Gather Information?

Gathering Microsoft Exchange Data Gathering Exchange Tracking Logs Sources of Exchange Object Information

Storing Data in the Database Reporting on Data Where to Go from Here

Using the Console Interface

Introducing the MessageStats Console MessageStats Node MessageStats Server Node Database Management Node Exchange Organizations Node

Servers Node

MessageStats Reports Node Support Node Regions Node

Creating Regions Editing Regions Deleting Regions

Task Execution Servers Node

Available Options for Task Execution Servers

Available Options for Tasks Expanding Tasks in the Task Activity View

Cancelling Tasks Reviewing and Saving Task Activity Logs Status Icons

Where to Go from Here

Creating a Connection to Exchange

Connecting to an Exchange Organization Viewing Connected Exchange Organizations

Renaming an Exchange Organization

Creating Gathering Tasks

About the Create Task Wizard

Intelligent Gathering for Exchange Creating a Default Gathering Task

Creating Additional Gathering Tasks Configuring Tasks to Run on a Regular Schedule Forcing an Update on Demand for Exchange

Default Gatherings

About the Exchange Default Gathering Task Creating an Initial Task for Exchange

Setting a Default Gathering to Run on a Schedule

Exchange Default Gathering Task Template Details

Selecting the Task Template Setting the Date Range for Tracking Logs Specifying the Task Execution Server Scheduling the Task Enabling Task Logging for Support Specifying Credentials for a Task Selecting a Gathering Server Selecting a Server for Collecting Mailbox Data

Observing Task Progress

Extending Gathering Tasks

Beyond the Default Gathering Defining Financial Chargeback Gathering Exchange Public Folders

Troubleshooting a public folder gathering

Gathering Content and Attachment Information

Gathering Mailbox Content and Attachments

Selecting Mailbox Items Applying Content Filters Applying Attachment Filters

Gathering Public Folder Content and Attachments

Selecting Public Folder Items Applying Content Filters Applying Attachment Filters

Regathering Exchange Tracking Logs

Setting the Tracking Log Date Range

Configuring Audits

Transport-Level Audits Storage-Level Audits

Managing Audited Information

Considerations for Performing Audits

Setting MessageStats Server Properties

Configuring the MessageStats Server

Specifying the MessageStats Database Settings Configuring Service Logging Setting Up Archiving for Service Logs Specifying Reports IIS Settings Updating Security Credentials for the Scheduler Service

Setting Configuration Properties

Setting General Configuration

Creating Server Roles for Exchange

Setting Exchange Organization Properties

Introducing Exchange Organization Properties Setting General Organization Properties

Selecting a Tracking Log Archive Location

Setting Properties for a Specific Exchange Organization

Identifying Internal SMTP Namespaces Identifying Internal IP Addresses Identifying Mailboxes for Mailbox Auditing Auditing Subject Text in Messages Configuring Internet Domain Auditing Excluding Mailboxes from Gatherings Setting a Threshold for Delivery Time Audits Changing the Exchange Connection Server Selecting a Separate Gathering Server Selecting a Server for Legacy Public Folder Gathering Viewing Task Membership for an Organization Gathering Distribution Group Membership Information Selecting Servers for Tracking Log Archiving

Setting Exchange Server Properties

Setting Properties for an Exchange Server

Assigning a Server Role for Reports Setting Server Thresholds for Reports Selecting a Server for Mailbox MAPI Gathering Selecting a Server for Legacy Public Folder MAPI gathering Viewing General Information for a Server Viewing the Task Membership for a Server Setting an Exchange Server to Archive Tracking Logs

Setting Task Execution Server Properties

Configuring Task Execution Servers

Viewing the Default Task Execution Server Specifying Paths for Task Log Files Setting Up Archiving for Task Logs Configuring Task Processors Modifying Task Processor DCOM Credentials

Setting Task Default Properties

Introducing Task Default Properties

Changing Task Credentials Changing the Schedule for a Task Enabling Task Logging Setting Task Retry Attempts Setting Financial Chargeback Amounts Setting Delivery Time Thresholds Configuring the Tracking Log Cache Using the Default Configuration

Compressing Tracking Log Files

About Compressing Exchange Tracking Logs

Using the MessageStats Compression Tool Files Included in the Compression Tool

Installing and Configuring the Compression Tool

What Happens When You Run QMSDeployment.exe?

Using the MessageStats Reports Console

Introducing MessageStats Reports

Types of Reports

Accessing the Reports

MessageStats Reports Features

Setting Security for Reports

Role-based Security File-System Based Security

Performance Considerations for MessageStats Reports Best Practices for Report Performance

Database Management

About the MessageStats Database Managing your MessageStats Database Using Database Management

Database Management Statistics Deleting Historical Data

Configuring a Data Aging Task

Database Maintenance—Reindexing and Defragmenting the Database

Reindexing the Database Tables Defragmenting the Database

Deleting Object or Report Data

Deleting Report Data Deleting Object Data

Clearing the Database

Appendix A:Microsoft ASP.NET Configuration Issues

Repairing IIS Mappings for ASP.NET

Appendix B: Gathering Task Dependencies

MessageStats Gathering Tasks for Exchange

Appendix C:Troubleshooting Permission Problems

What are the Symptoms of a Permissions Problem? Updating Scheduler Service Permissions

Updating the Scheduler Service Security Context Updating the Scheduler Service DCOM Credentials

Updating MessageStats Tasks Permissions

Updating the Task Processor DCOM Credentials Updating Default Credentials for Tasks

Exchange Default Gathering Task Template Details

To configure an Exchange Default Gathering task at the Organization level, the Create Task Wizard presents the base pages that allow you to define the required task information.

Selecting the Task Template

Setting the Date Range for Tracking Logs

Specifying the Task Execution Server

Scheduling the Task

Enabling Task Logging for Support

Specifying Credentials for a Task

Selecting a Gathering Server

Selecting a Server for Collecting Mailbox Data

Selecting the Task Template

Use the Select Task Template page to select a gathering task template and to name the task. Ensure that the name is unique but reflects the purpose of the task.

For a description of all gathering tasks and any task dependencies, see Appendix B: Gathering Task Dependencies .

Table 2. Selecting the task template.
Option	Definition
Name	Enter a task name. The name that you enter appears in the task list of the Tasks Summary View. To change the task name, right-click the name from the Tasks Summary node, select Properties, and edit the name.
Template	Select the template from the template list for all available gathering tasks. The gathering task description is displayed under the Template box.

Setting the Date Range for Tracking Logs

Setting the Date Range for Tracking Logs

Use the Tracking Log Date Range page to configure the date range for the tracking log gathering. Since many MessageStats gathering tasks do not require tracking log information, this page only appears when you select the Default Gathering task or the Exchange Tracking Log template.

Table 3. Selecting a date range for tracking logs.
Option	Definition
Date Range	Select Yesterday, Last 3 Days, Last Week, or Custom. If you select the Yesterday, Last 3 Days, or Last Week date ranges, the start and end dates are automatically updated to reflect the date range you selected. If you select the Custom date range, you must enter the start date and end date in the boxes.
Start Date	Click the arrow to select the Start Date from the calendar.
End Date	Click the arrow to select the End Date from the calendar.

Specifying the Task Execution Server

Use the Task Execution Server page to specify which task execution server you want to use to run the task if you do not want to use the default gathering server.

If you installed the MessageStats Console through a custom or distributed installation, you had the option of installing additional task processors on separate servers.

Table 4. Changing the task execution server used for a task.
Option	Definition
Server	Specify the Task Execution Server you want to use to run the task. If you have installed additional task processors on separate servers, you can select a different Task Execution Server. If you installed only one Task Execution Server, the Server box is read-only. For example, you might select a Task Execution Server that is closer to the MessageStats Database server rather than close to the Exchange server. Since most of the data is going from the task processor to the SQL database, this could improve performance.

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