The Exchange active monitor lets you monitor the Microsoft® Exchange™ Server application. This monitor provides real-time information about the state and health of Microsoft Exchange servers on your network. The Exchange Monitor supports monitoring of Microsoft Exchange Server version 2007 and 2010, which can be on any machine in your network. To create custom parameters to monitor, the Exchange Server host must be WMI-enabled. For more information, see Example: Exchange Server monitor.

Important: Do not use the Exchange Monitor to monitor Exchange 2003 servers.

This monitor requires the following credentials:

  • Windows

The Microsoft Exchange 2003 Monitor is available in Premium Edition. To update your license, visit the WhatsUp Customer Portal.

Configure the following:

  • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Monitor Library.
  • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor name in the Monitor Library.
  • Performance aspects to monitor. Select the category that matches the Exchange server role(s). Highlight the category and click Configure to set the individual thresholds. The threshold configuration dialog for the highlighted category opens.
  • Services to monitor. Select the services you want to monitor.
  • Use in Rescan. Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list on the Device Properties page. adds the monitor type to the device during a rescan, which is started using Rescan on the Device Properties page, if the protocol or service is active on the device.