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Recommended Configurations for the 1. HUB Metrics Job Group

Dependencies

The following Job Groups need to be successfully run:

  • Active Directory Inventory Job Group

Targeted Hosts

The 0. Collection Job Group has been set to run against the following default dynamic host lists:

  • Exchange 2016 MB Servers
  • Exchange 2013 MB Servers
  • Exchange HUB Servers

NOTE: Default dynamic host lists are populated from hosts in the Host Master Table which meet the host inventory criteria for the list. Ensure the appropriate host lists have been populated through host inventory results.

RECOMMENDED: Only modify host lists in the 0. Collection Job Group.

Connection Profile

A Connection Profile must be set directly on the EX_MetricsCollection Job and the EX_MetricsDetails Job. See the Exchange Mail-Flow Permissions topic for required permissions.

See the Connection topic for additional information.

Schedule Frequency

This job group has been designed to run daily to process and collect the previous day’s message tracking logs. Run this job after 12:01 AM when the logs on the Exchange servers have rolled over to the next day.

RECOMMENDED: Run this job group at 1:00 AM.

History Retention

History retention should not be enabled on this job group. History is kept through analysis tasks. Modify the following analysis tasks to customize the amount of history which is kept:

Job NameAnalysis Task NameDefault History
EX_MetricsCollectionSET HISTORY RETENTION6 Months
EX_MetricsDetailsSET HISTORY RETENTION6 Months

See the Exchange History Retention topic for additional information.

Query Configuration

The 1. HUB Metrics Job Group is designed to be run with the default query configurations with the following exceptions:

  • EX_MetricsDetails Job – The Activity Metrics Query requires domains to be configured
  • All queries in the 1.HUB Metrics Job Group that use the ExchangeMetrics Data Collector – (Optional) The Enable Persistent Log State option can be enabled on the Options page of the Exchange Metrics Data Collector Wizard to search the log from where the previous search left off. See the ExchangeMetrics: Options topic for additional information.

Analysis Configuration

The 1. HUB Metrics Job Group should be run with the default analysis configurations.

CAUTION: Most of these analysis tasks are preconfigured and should not be modified or deselected. There are a few which are deselected by default, as they are for troubleshooting purposes.

The following analysis tasks should not be deselected, but their parameters can be modified:

  • 0. Collection > EX_MetricsCollection Job – 08. SET HISTORY RETENTION Analysis Task
  • 0. Collection > EX_MetricsDetails Job – 02. SET HISTORY RETENTION Analysis Task

Workflow

Step 1 – Set a Connection Profile on the jobs that run data collection.

Step 2 – Schedule the 1. HUB Metrics Job Group to run daily.

RECOMMENDED: Run at 1:00 AM.

Step 3 – Review the reports generated by the jobs.