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Performance Counters for Messaging Records Management

Applies to: Exchange Server 2010

The performance counters described in this topic monitor the Managed Folder Assistant as it implements messaging records management (MRM) for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Because running the Managed Folder Assistant is a resource-intensive process, you should run it only when your server can tolerate the extra load. You should also monitor server performance when the Managed Folder Assistant is running. In addition to the performance counters listed in this topic, you may also want to monitor additional performance counters that monitor items such as disk performance and CPU usage.

For more information about monitoring computers running MRM, see Monitoring Messaging Records Management.

Performance Counters for MRM

The following table describes performance counters for MRM.

Performance counters, performance objects, and description

Performance counter Performance object Description

Average Mailbox Processing Time In Seconds

MSExchange Assistants

Counts the average processing time of mailboxes for time-based assistants.

Mailboxes Processed

MSExchange Assistants

Counts the number of mailboxes processed by time-based assistants since the service started.

Mailboxes processed/sec

MSExchange Assistants

Determines the rate of mailboxes processed by time-based assistants per second.

Items Deleted but Recoverable

MSExchange Managed Folder Assistant

Counts the number of items deleted by the Managed Folder Assistant since the start of the most recent schedule interval. (The items are still recoverable through the dumpster.). The number includes items in the mailboxes scheduled for processing during the schedule interval and items in any mailboxes that you specified for processing. This counter is reset to zero at the start of each schedule interval.

Items Journaled

MSExchange Managed Folder Assistant

Counts the number of items journaled by the Managed Folder assistant since the start of the most recent schedule interval. The number includes items in the mailboxes scheduled for processing during the schedule interval and items in any mailboxes that you specified for processing. This counter is reset to zero at the start of each schedule interval.

Items Marked as Past Retention Date

MSExchange Managed Folder Assistant

Counts the number of items marked as past their retention date by the Managed Folder Assistant since the start of the most recent schedule interval. The number includes items in the mailboxes scheduled for processing during the schedule interval and items in any mailboxes that you specified for processing. This counter is reset to zero at the start of each schedule interval.

Items Moved

MSExchange Managed Folder Assistant

Counts the number of items moved by the Managed Folder Assistant since the start of the most recent schedule interval. The number includes items in the mailboxes scheduled for processing during the schedule interval and items in any mailboxes that you specified for processing. This counter is reset to zero at the start of each schedule interval.

Items Permanently Deleted

MSExchange Managed Folder Assistant

Counts the number of items permanently deleted by the Managed Folder Assistant since the beginning of the most recent schedule interval. The number includes items in the mailboxes scheduled for processing during the schedule interval and items in any mailboxes that you specified for processing. This counter is reset to zero at the beginning of each schedule interval.

Items Subject to Retention Policy

MSExchange Managed Folder Assistant

Counts the number of items subject to retention policy by the Managed Folder Assistant since the start of the most recent schedule interval. The number includes items in the mailboxes scheduled for processing during the schedule interval and items in any mailboxes that you specified for processing. This counter is reset to zero at the start of each schedule interval. This counter is the sum of the following four expiration-related counters:

  • Items Journaled
  • Items Marked as Past Retention Date
  • Items Moved
  • Items Permanently Deleted