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dlane -> Server/Exchange Roles (20.Mar.2009 8:09:21 AM)

Is there a way to determine or scope the scripts to check Exchange 2007 to a specifc role?  For instance, a HUB/CAS role will not have the same services running as a MB server role.  Having a generic service check for all Exchange type servers results in failures for services that do not exist on that server due to it's role in the system.



Dazman98 -> RE: Server/Exchange Roles (26.Jun.2009 9:22:14 AM)

We have found the same thing, that the out of the box Exchange 2007 check does not work on all of the various Exchange 2007 server roles.

Does anyone have any infomation on how we can check our various exchange servers or do we just need to create a check for each service (very messy !!!)

If you have any infomation, please post it here

Thanks
Darren



DrewE -> RE: Server/Exchange Roles (26.Jun.2009 10:55:10 AM)

You can customize what services are scanned from the C:\Program Files\GFI\Network Server Monitor\Data\Scripts\Exchange.vbs script. It does require a bit of programming knowledge, although it should be easy to understand.

You would need to make several copies of this file for each role you had deployed, so "Exchange-MB-CAS.vbs" If Mailbox and CAS were on this machine, or "Exchange-HUB.vbs" for just a hub server.

Once this is done you can add a custom VBS script to GFI Network Server Monitor for checking these machines. You would need to edit each .vbs file to remove the Exchange servers not present on each machine. 



Dazman98 -> RE: Server/Exchange Roles (26.Jun.2009 12:10:51 PM)

Thanks Drew

A little cumbersome but it is now working after I made multiple VBS files as you suggested.

Not sure if you have had any expereince with the "Microsoft Exchange Active Directory Topology Service" but this service is running on a few of my Exchange servers but the script keeps erroring saying that this service is not running when in fact it is. I have even queried the service on the local Exchange server using PowerShell and it is showing as running, yet the VBS script says it is not.

Any thoughts ???

Thanks in advance



DrewE -> RE: Server/Exchange Roles (26.Jun.2009 12:49:58 PM)

Can you confirm the display name is the same between the script and windows services ?



Dazman98 -> RE: Server/Exchange Roles (26.Jun.2009 12:58:15 PM)

yep - first i typed it in and confirmed spelling and case, then i copied/paste and still the same



DrewE -> RE: Server/Exchange Roles (26.Jun.2009 1:25:46 PM)

From the GFI machine can you right click My Computer and select Manage, then connect to the Exchange server remotely? Can you then check the status of the service this way?



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