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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

Configuring the Tracking Log Cache

The Tracking Log Cache property tab shows the temporary file in which MessageStats stores the tracking logs while they are being processed. This is not the same location that is used for archiving tracking log files, whether you are using a custom archive solution or the MessageStats archiving feature.

Table 4. Setting the temporary cache location for tracking log processing.
Option	Definition
Save the Exchange tracking logs in	Specify the destination directory for the tracking log files that are copied from the originating Exchange servers. The tracking logs are stored in this location temporarily while their contents are processed into the database. Once processing is complete, the files are deleted from this location.

If you have implemented archiving, you specify the archive location for tracking logs using the Tracking Log Archive property tab. For more information see Selecting a Tracking Log Archive Location and Selecting Servers for Tracking Log Archiving .

Using the Default Configuration

When you install MessageStats, certain parameters are used to establish a default configuration. MessageStats records the Service Account Setup information and populates the Task Credentials tab with the information. MessageStats also lists the MessageStats Task Execution Server options based on the installation information. MessageStats defines the default schedule as Now.

When you create a task, MessageStats automatically populates the Create Task Wizard with your Default Configuration settings. A check box on the bottom of the wizard pages indicates whether the page is currently set to use the default configuration:

If the check box is selected, the configuration settings on the wizard page are read-only. You must clear the box before you attempt to make changes.

Compressing Tracking Log Files

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About Compressing Exchange Tracking Logs

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Using the MessageStats Compression Tool

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Files Included in the Compression Tool

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Installing and Configuring the Compression Tool

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What Happens When You Run QMSDeployment.exe?

About Compressing Exchange Tracking Logs

MessageStats can support and take advantage of compressed tracking log files. If you already have a zip-compliant archiving solution for Exchange tracking logs, MessageStats recognizes the compressed file. If you do not have a zip-compliant archiving solution, MessageStats provides an optional compression tool.

You have three options when gathering Exchange tracking log files:

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Choose not to use compression and gather the raw tracking log files

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Use an existing zip-compliant archiving solution

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Use the MessageStats compression tool

By compressing the Exchange tracking log files, you can more efficiently process the large tracking logs that exist in enterprise-level organizations. Compression allows MessageStats to function without straining the network when gathering large tracking logs.

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