• Improved PAL analysis for Exchange 2007

    I wanted to write a post regarding a lot of work that has gone into updating the Exchange Server 2007 PAL xml threshold files in order to make them more relevant and to more accurately report on Exchange Performance problems. This update couldn’t have...
  • The case of the slow Exchange 2003 Server – Lessons learned

    Recently we received a case in support with an Exchange 2003 server where message delivery was slow and the Local Delivery queue was getting backed up. The Local Delivery queue was actually reaching in to the two thousand range and would fluctuate around...
  • How to fix/repair broken Exchange 2007 counters

    I commonly get calls on the inability to see performance counters in Performance Monitor (perfmon) and the inability to query them through WMI. I thought I would take some time to write about how to look for any problems with Exchange Performance Counters...
  • How to monitor and troubleshoot the use of Nonpaged pool memory in Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server

    This article is a high level overview on how to troubleshoot current Nonpaged pool memory usage on an Exchange server.  It explains what could be done to help mitigate some of the underlying problems that may be consuming Nonpaged pool memory and...
  • New ADAccess Performance counters included with Exchange 2007 SP2

    Exchange 2007 SP2 has a new set of ADAccess Performance counters that only shows performance data from domain controllers in the same site as the Exchange Server. This new object is MSExchange ADAccess Local Site Domain Controllers. Previously, you had...