This group of data represents MS Exchange SMTP activity. Use SMTP attributes to create situations to monitor a wide range of activities associated with the hosting of an electronic mail server.
Note: The attribute group is available only in Exchange Server 2003. This attribute group is a multiple-instance attribute group.
% Recipients LocalThe percentage of recipients to be delivered locally since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
% Recipients RemoteThe percentage of recipients to be delivered remotely since the server was started.
The value format is a decimal.
Avg Recipients/msg ReceivedThe average number of recipients per inbound message received since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Avg Recipients/msg SentThe average number of recipients per outbound messages sent since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Avg Retries/msg DeliveredThe average number of retries per local delivery since the server was started.
The value format is a decimal.
Avg Retries/msg SentThe average number of retries per outbound message sent since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Badmailed Messages (Bad Pickup File)The number of malformed pickup messages that are sent to the badmail folder. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Badmailed Messages (General Failure)The number of messages that are sent to the badmail folder for reasons not associated with a specific counter. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Badmailed Messages (Hop Count Exceeded)The number of messages that are sent to the badmail folder because it exceeds the maximum hop count. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Badmailed Messages (NDR of DSN)The number of Delivery Status Notifications sent to the badmail folder because messages are not delivered. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Badmailed Messages (No Recipients)The number of messages that are sent to the badmail folder because they had no recipients. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Badmailed Messages (Triggered via Event)The number of messages that are sent to the badmail folder on the request of a server event sink. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Bytes Received/SecThe number of times that bytes are received per second since the server was started.
The value format is a decimal.
Bytes Sent/SecThe number of times that bytes are sent per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Bytes Total/SecThe number of times that bytes are sent and received per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Categorizer Queue LengthThe number of messages on categorizer queue since the server was started.
The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Connection Errors/SecThe number of connection errors per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Current Messages in Local DeliveryThe number of messages that are being processed by a server event sink for local delivery. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Directory Drops/SecThe number of messages placed in a drop directory per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Directory Drops TotalThe total number of messages placed in a drop directory since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Directory Pickup Queue LengthThe number of messages in the directory pickup queue since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer. For all versions of Microsoft Exchange environments the following value is returned:
External value Internal value
Undefined -1
DNS Queries/SecThe number of DNS lookups per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
DNS Queries TotalThe total number of DNS lookups since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
ETRN Messages/SecThe number of ETRN messages per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
ETRN Messages TotalThe total number of ETRN messages received by the server since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Inbound Connections CurrentThe total number of connections currently inbound since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Inbound Connections TotalThe total number of inbound connections received since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
kBytes Received TotalThe total number of kilobytes received since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
kBytes Sent TotalThe total number of kilobytes sent since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
kBytes TotalThe total number of kilobytes sent and received since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Local Queue LengthThe number of messages in the local queue since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Local Retry Queue LengthThe number of messages in the local retry queue since the server was started.
The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Message Bytes Received/SecThe number of times that bytes are received in messages per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Message Bytes Sent/SecThe number of times that bytes are sent in messages per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Message Bytes Total/SecThe number of times that bytes are sent and received in messages per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Messages Currently UndeliverableThe number of messages that are reported as undeliverable by routing. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Received TotalThe total number of inbound messages accepted since the server was started.
The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Delivered/SecThe number of times that messages are delivered to local mailboxes per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Messages Delivered TotalThe total number of messages delivered to local mailboxes since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Message Delivery RetriesThe total number of local deliveries that were retried since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Message kBytes Received TotalThe total number of kilobytes received in messages since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Message kBytes Sent TotalThe total number of kilobytes sent in messages since the server was started.
The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Message kBytes TotalThe total number of kilobytes sent and received in messages since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Pending RoutingThe total number of messages to be routed that are pending since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Received/SecThe number of times that inbound messages are received per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Messages Refused for Address ObjectsThe total number of messages refused due to lack of address objects since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Refused for Mail ObjectsThe total number of messages refused due to lack of mail objects since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Refused for SizeThe total number of messages rejected because they were too big since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Message Send RetriesThe total number of outbound message sends that were retried since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Messages Sent/SecThe number of times that outbound messages are sent per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Messages Sent TotalThe total number of outbound messages sent since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
NDRs GeneratedThe number of non-delivery reports that were generated since the server was started.
The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Number of MailFiles OpenNumber of handles to open mail files since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Number of QueueFiles OpenNumber of handles to open queue files since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Outbound Connections CurrentThe number of connections currently outbound since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Outbound Connections RefusedThe number of outbound connection attempts refused by remote sites since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Outbound Connections TotalThe total number of outbound connections attempted since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Pickup Directory Messages Retrieved/secThe rate at which the messages are retrieved from the mail pickup directory. The value format is a 4-byte float.
Pickup Directory Messages Retrieved TotalThe total number of messages that are retrieved from the mail pickup directory. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Remote Queue LengthThe number of messages in the remote queue since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Remote Retry Queue LengthThe number of messages in the retry queue for remote delivery since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Routing Table Lookups/SecThe number of routing table lookups per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Routing Table Lookups TotalThe total number of routing table lookups since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
SMTP ServerThe instance name (SMTP Server). The value format is a 64 character string.
System NameThe key for the table view in the format hostname: EX. This character string provides a unique identifier for each server across an enterprise. The value is alphanumeric with a maximum of 64 characters.
TimestampThe time when this data was collected. The format is MM/DD/YY HH:mm:SS, where the following measures apply:
MM Month
DD Day
YY Year
HH Hour
mm Minute
SS Second
Total Connection ErrorsThe total number of connection errors since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Total DSN FailuresThe total number of DSN generation attempts that are failed. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Total Messages SubmittedThe total number of messages submitted from SMTP Server since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.