System Thresholds

The following table lists the thresholds that you can configure for the Exchange Mailbox Server System, the default values, and the type of alert that is raised when the threshold is exceeded.

Table 15:Default Thresholds for Exchange Mailbox Server - System

Threshold Name and Description Type of Alert Default Value

ASPNet Request Wait Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of time that the request waited in the queue for processing.

Warning

0 ms

Exchange Mailbox Disk Threshold

An alert is raised when less than 10% of the disk is free space.

Warning

10 %

Domain Controllers LDAP Read Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of time it takes to send a message to the domain controller and receive a response.

Warning

100 ms

Processor Percentage Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the percentage of time that the processor is executing instructions.

Warning

75 %

Processes LDAP Search Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of time it takes to send an LDAP search request and receive a response.

Warning

100 ms

Domain Controllers LDAP Search Time
Threshold

Alerts are based on the time (in ms) to send an LDAP search request to a domain controller and receive a response.

Warning

100 ms

Processor Privileged Percentage Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of elapsed time that the service was running in privileged mode.

Warning

75 %

.Net CLR Memory GC Percentage Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of time required to perform garbage collection. This process requires CPU and memory and can cause delays and disconnections if it exceeds the threshold.

Warning

10 %

Processes LDAP Read Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of time required to send an LDAP request to a domain controller and receive a response.

Warning

100 ms

ASPNet Application Restarts Threshold

Notifications are based on the number of restarts of the ASP.NET application.

Warning

0 restarts

Processor Queue Length Threshold

Alerts are based on the number of threads the processor is servicing. A value higher than the threshold can cause high CPU usage and can indicate that processor capacity is not sufficient.

Warning

6 threads

Memory Committed Bytes In Use Percentage Threshold

Alerts are based on the amount of committed virtual memory in use, as a percentage of the memory/commit limit.

Warning

80 %

Network Packets Outbound Errors Threshold

Alerts are based on the number of outbound packets in error.

Warning

0 packets

ASPNet Requests In Application Queue Threshold

Alerts are based on the number of requests waiting for service in the application queue.

Warning

0 requests

Processor User Percentage Time Threshold

Alerts are based on the percentage of processor time spent in user mode, which is a processing mode for applications and subsystems.

Warning

75 %

ASPNet Worker Process Restarts Threshold

Alerts are based on the number of restarts of the ASP.NET worker process.

Warning

0 restarts