Microsoft Exchange Server is a mail server and calendaring server that runs on Windows Server operating systems. It enables users to send and receive email messages, schedule appointments, store contacts, and access shared mailboxes and calendars within an organization.
To monitor Microsoft Exchange Server, you need to collect and analyze various performance metrics that reflect the health and performance of your server. Some of these metrics include:
Some of the key database-specific metrics that you should monitor to effectively monitor Exchange Server are:
There are different ways to monitor Microsoft Exchange Server, such as using Exchange Management Shell (EMS) commands, Microsoft 365 admin center reports, or a third-party solution like Netdata.
Netdata is a comprehensive monitoring solution that can be used to monitor and troubleshoot various aspects of your infrastructure including servers, VMs, Network, Disks, K8s and a wide variety of applications (databases, gateways, web servers etc.)
Netdata lets you monitor your Exchange Server in real time. It automatically collects and visualizes Exchange Server metrics across 35+ charts. It also alerts you when something goes wrong or when there is an anomaly. Netdata is easy to install and use, and it works well with other monitoring tools.
If you haven’t already, check out the Windows monitoring guide for a deep dive into Windows monitoring and setting up Netdata for monitoring and troubleshooting your Windows servers.
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