Host Template: Application - Microsoft 365 - Exchange
Overview Copied
This Host Template allows you to monitor your Microsoft 365 Subscription’s Exchange Online service, providing information on the service status and storage usage of the system as well as statistics on the user base such as the versions of Outlook being used and daily email read/send/received statistics.
This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:
Service Check Name | Description | Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) | UOM |
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Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Service Status | The service status of Exchange and any reported issues | N/A | N/A |
Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Storage Used | The total storage used of the subscription’s cloud Exchange server | N/A | B |
Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Email Activity | The emails sent, received and read by users of the Exchange server in a 24 hour period | N/A | N/A |
Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Mail Apps Version Count | The versions of Outlook being used to access email services provided | N/A | N/A |
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See details about Nagios thresholds here.
Usage Instructions Copied
Please review the overall Application - Microsoft 365 Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.
Add this Host Template Copied
Add the Application - Microsoft 365 - Exchange Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.
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For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure Variables Copied
The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:
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For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:
Additional Information Copied
We recommend adding the Application - Microsoft 365 - Overview Host Template to your Host when using this template to give you a better overview of your Microsoft 365 subscription.
Available Variables Copied
MICROSOFT365_CREDENTIALS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your credentials.
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | Microsoft 365 Credentials | The credentials for your Microsoft 365 account |
--client-id |
Arg1 | Microsoft 365 Client ID | ClientID of the Microsoft 365 account |
--client-secret |
Arg2 | Microsoft 365 Client Secret | Client Secret of the Microsoft 365 account |
--tenant-id |
Arg3 | Microsoft 365 Tenant ID | TenantID of the Microsoft 365 account |
Plugin help Copied
Plugin: check_microsoft365
Secure Args
This plugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.
For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode>
flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode.
The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:
Service Check Name | Mode |
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Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Service Status | Microsoft365.Exchange.Service.Status |
Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Storage Used | Microsoft365.Exchange.Storage.Used |
Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Email Activity | Microsoft365.Exchange.Email.Activity |
Microsoft 365 - Exchange - Mail Apps Version Count | Microsoft365.Exchange.Mail.Apps.Count |