Exchange

• Introduction
• Compatibility matrix
• Pre requisites
• Parameters
• Manual execution
• Configuration in PandoraFMS
• Modules generated by the plugin

Introduction

Ver. 01-27-2023

Plugin for monitoring an Exchange server, works on versions later than Exchange 2010.

Type: Agent plugin

Compatibility matrix

Systems where it has been tested	Exchange 2016
Systems where it should work	Exchange versions 2013 and above

Pre requisites

• Have the PandoraFMS agent installed.
• An Exchange 2013 or later server and have PowerShell and the Exchange shell available.

The plugin must be run by a user with permissions to connect to the Exchange management shell according to the server we want to connect to. That user must have sufficient privileges to use the cmdlets necessary to obtain the information.

To prepare for the use of the Exchange administration shell, you must have a user with access privileges for some of the cmdlets. If you have the necessary permissions, a default installation of the Pandora agent is sufficient, and no additional configuration is required.

Parameters

-all	Get all modules
-mailbox	Get the mailbox modules.
-cas	Get the cas modules
-services	To monitor detected Exchange services

Manual execution

powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile “<path_to_exchange_shell>\exshell.psc1” -command “C:\‘<path_to_plugin>\Pandora_Plugin_Exchange.ps1’ <parameters> 3> $NULL”

Example

Configuration in PandoraFMS

To obtain the information, the exchange plugin must be configured in the Pandora agent.

To be able to monitor from Pandora FMS with the plugin, we must call it from the EndPoint config file located in the following path:

/etc/pandora/pandora_agent.conf

We will call it in the last line of the conf with the module_plugin command, followed by the following command:

module_plugin powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "<exchange_shell_directory>\exshell.psc1" -command "C:\'<plugin_directory>\Pandora_Plugin_Exchange.ps1' <parameters> 3> $NULL"

This can also be done from the console if remote configuration is enabled.

Modules generated by the plugin

The plugin will remove the following modules:

Message count <server>

CPU Average <server>

MEM Average <server>

Capacity(GB) <server> <unidad>

FreeSpace(GB) <server> <unidad>

Free(%) <server> <unidad>

Mailbox

Database replication

Mapi connectivity

Dag status

CAS

OWA

ActiveSync

Web Services

Remote powershell

POP

IMAP

ECP

Autodiscover

Outlook client connectivity

SMTP connectivity

If the “-services” parameter is used, a separate module will be created for each detected service.