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Internet Messaging Management

On this page you'll find a summary of Isode's tools for management of Internet Messaging systems.

 

MConsole Internet

MConsole

MConsole (Message Console) is Isode's central tool for M-Switch Configuration and Operational management. MConsole functions for Internet messaging include:

  • M-Switch Configuration Management
  • M-Switch monitoring
  • Event viewing
  • Setup Wizards
  • Service monitoring (Windows only)
  • Message Tracking
  • Quarantine Management

More information on Configuration management for Internet messaging can be found here. Information on Operational management for Internet can be found here.

Audit Database

M-Switch has comprehensive audit logging, which records details of message information, submission, transfer and delivery. The Audit Database stores structured audit log data from one or more M-Switch servers in an ODBC database and is used by Isode tools for management reporting, message tracking and quarantine management.

It can also be used by customer applications to access audit information and by applications such as report generation and Service Level Agreement (SLA) systems.

Click to read more about the Audit Database.

Web Applications

M-Box Configuration Management and Managing Users

Isode's Internet Messaging Administrator is a web-based interface with functionality for Top-Level (System) Administrators, Domain Owners (Delegated Administrators) and messaging account End-Users. It can configure M-Box, and manage users and email accounts in the directory.

Quarantine Management

M-Switch includes the ability to check and quarantine messages based on a ruleset that you can customise and control. The Message Operator Interface adds the ability to manage these quarantined messages (more).

Statistics

Log files are read by the Audit Log Daemon and sent to the Audit Log Database as they are written, allowing real-time monitoring of messaging activity (more).

Event Handling & Audit Logging

Isode server products and associated management tools use an event system. Events are defined in an XML repository, providing documentation of events and operator actions. Events are numbered in a structured manner to indicate severity and error type. The event system deals with events that need operator action, and informative events to give indication of progress and to help with diagnosis of problem situations.

Details on the Event Log Viewing tool can be found here.

SNMP Monitoring

Isode's own GUI tools, such as MConsole, are ideal for monitoring Isode's servers in smaller configurations. Larger deployments will often use SNMP (Simple Network Monitoring Protocol) to monitor a wide range of network and other components. You can read more about Isode's SNMP support here.