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MessageStats 7.7.2 - Report Pack for Exchange ActiveSync User Guide

Custom Installations

In some large enterprises, the SQL database and web servers might be managed by a central resource. To install MessageStats in these environments, you can distribute the components onto appropriate machines using the custom installation option.

To install the Report Pack for Exchange ActiveSync onto an existing distributed MessageStats environment, select Custom as the type of installation and install according to the following table.

 
Table 1. Where report pack components must be installed in a distributed installation.
Core MessageStats components
Report Pack for Exchange ActiveSync components
Purpose

MMC Client Console

Report Pack MMC Client Console

Adds the Exchange ActiveSync console components to the existing MessageStats MMC client console.

Scheduler Service

N/A

N/A

Task Processors

Exchange ActiveSync Task Processors

Adds the Exchange ActiveSync task processors to the existing MessageStats Task Execution Server.

Database

Exchange ActiveSync Database

Extends the existing MessageStats database schema in order to store ActiveSync and Exchange ActiveSync statistics.

Reports

Exchange ActiveSync Reports

Adds the Exchange ActiveSync node and reports to the existing MessageStats Reports web site.

Installing the Report Pack

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Steps for Installation and Configuration
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System Requirements
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Software Requirements
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Rights and Permissions
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Configuring IIS Logging on the Exchange ActiveSync Server
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Installing the Report Pack for Exchange ActiveSync

Steps for Installation and Configuration

Before you can create gathering tasks and view reports containing ActiveSync data, you must configure your Exchange ActiveSync servers, and install and configure the report pack. As part of the installation and configuration process, you perform the following steps in the following order:

1
Ensure that MessageStats 7.7 is installed.
2
Ensure you meet the System Requirements.
3
Configure IIS Logging on the Exchange ActiveSync server. (See Configuring IIS Logging on the Exchange ActiveSync Server .)
4
Install the MessageStats Report Pack for Exchange ActiveSync. (See Installing the Report Pack for Exchange ActiveSync .)
5
Set up Exchange ActiveSync privacy settings in the MessageStats console. (See Configuring Exchange ActiveSync Privacy Settings ).
6
Ensure that prerequisite core MessageStats gathering tasks have run successfully. (See About the Report Pack Gathering Tasks ).

System Requirements

Before you install the report pack, you must have installed the MessageStats core product. For information about the MessageStats hardware requirements, see the MessageStats Quick Start Guide:

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Software Requirements
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Rights and Permissions
Software Requirements

You install the report pack components on servers on which the core MessageStats components are already installed. You must meet the software requirements for MessageStats. See the MessageStats Release Notes for the software requirements for the different MessageStats components.

The following table contains any additional software requirements for the report pack.

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Table 2. Software minimum requirements.
Component
Minimum Requirement

Task Execution Server
(where the report pack task processors are installed)

To gather from Exchange 2010 or later, you must install Microsoft PowerShell 2.0.

NOTE: You can download the Windows Management Framework (which includes PowerShell 2.0) from Microsoft at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929.

Additional Software
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MessageStats 7.7
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2

Exchange Environment

At least one server running Exchange server (Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016, or 2019) that has the ActiveSync role installed.

You must install the IIS Management Scripts and Tools on the Exchange server. The IIS Management Scripts and Tools are required to allow the report pack to gather the IIS log files from IIS 7 and later.

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