Viewing Microsoft Exchange Server protection status details

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To Microsoft Exchange Server protection status details:

1. Start Management Console by going to the Start menu and selecting Programs → Kaspersky Security 9.0 for Microsoft Exchange Servers→ Kaspersky Security 9.0 for Microsoft Exchange Servers.
2. In the Management Console tree, select the node of the Security Server installed on the relevant Microsoft Exchange server whose status you want to view.

The workspace of the selected Security Server node shows the following information about the status of server protection:

• The Profile section explains how to configure Security Server settings by means of profiles.
• The Product info sectionshows information about the Microsoft Exchange server and the application modules:
  • Server name

    The server name can take the following values:

    • Name of the physical server if the Management Console is connected to a Security Server deployed on a standalone Microsoft Exchange server, a passive node within a cluster, or on a server that belongs to a DAG.
    • Virtual server name, if the Management Console is connected to a virtual server or its active node.
  • Details of the application deployment scheme

    The field contains one of the following values:

    • Virtual Server, if the Management Console is connected to a virtual Microsoft Exchange Server or its active node.
    • <DAG name>, if the Management Console is connected to a Security Server deployed on a Microsoft Exchange server that belongs to a DAG.
  • Version

    Details of the application version.

  • Anti-Spam Module

    Status of the Anti-Spam module. Displayed when the Security Server is installed on a Microsoft Exchange Server that is deployed in the Hub Transport or Edge Transport role. Possible values:

    • Disabled – the Anti-Spam module is installed, anti-spam scanning of messages is disabled.
    • Inoperable or running with errors – the Anti-Spam module is installed, anti-spam scanning of messages is enabled, but the Anti-Spam module is not scanning messages for spam due to licensing errors, Anti-Spam database errors, or scan errors.
    • Not installed: the Anti-Spam module is not installed.
    • Enabled – the Anti-Spam module is installed, and anti-spam scanning of messages is enabled.
  • Anti-Virus Module for the Hub Transport role

    Status of the Anti-Virus module for the Hub Transport role. Displayed when the Security Server is installed on a Microsoft Exchange Server that is deployed in the Hub Transport or Edge Transport role. Possible values:

    • Disabled – the Anti-Virus module is installed for the Hub Transport and Edge Transport roles, and anti-virus protection for the Hub Transport role is disabled.
    • Inoperable or running with errors – the Anti-Virus module is installed for the Hub Transport and Edge Transport roles, anti-virus protection for the Hub Transport role is enabled, but the Anti-Virus module is not scanning messages for viruses and other threats due to licensing errors, Anti-Virus database errors, or scan errors.
    • Not installed – the Anti-Virus module is not installed for the Hub Transport and Edge Transport roles.
    • Enabled – the Anti-Virus module is installed for the Hub Transport and Edge Transport roles, anti-virus protection for the Hub Transport role is enabled, and the Anti-Virus module is scanning messages for viruses and other threats.
  • Anti-Virus Module for the Mailbox role

    Status of the Anti-Virus module for the Mailbox role. Displayed when the Security Server is installed on a Microsoft Exchange Server that is deployed in the Mailbox role. Possible values:

    • Disabled – the Anti-Virus module is installed for the Mailbox role, and the anti-virus protection for the Mailbox role is disabled.
    • Inoperable or running with errors – the anti-virus protection is enabled for the Mailbox role, but the Anti-Virus module is not scanning messages for viruses and other threats due to licensing errors, Anti-Virus database errors, or scan errors.
    • Not installed – the Anti-Virus module is not installed for the Mailbox role.
    • Enabled – the anti-virus protection is enabled for the Mailbox role, and the Anti-Virus module scans messages for viruses and other threats.
  • Attachment and content filtering

    Attachment Filtering module status. Possible values:

    • Disabled – the Attachment Filtering Module is installed, but it is disabled.
    • Inoperable or running with errors – the Attachment Filtering Module is installed and enabled, but it does not perform filtering in messages due to licensing errors or scan errors.
    • Not installed – the Attachment Filtering module is not installed.
    • Enabled – the Attachment Filtering module is installed and enabled.

  The set of fields reflecting the state of Security Server modules may be reduced, depending on the configuration of the Microsoft Exchange Server. If the field corresponding to a module is not displayed, this module cannot be installed with the current configuration of the Microsoft Exchange Server.

  If the SQL server is unavailable, the Product info configuration section shows information about an SQL server connection error.

  Click the Configure server protection settings link to open the workspace of the Server protection node.

• The Licensing configuration section displays license information:
  • Functionality

    Available application features determined by the current license. Possible values:

    • Full functionality.
    • The license expired. Database updates and technical support are not available. The license has expired. Application database updates and technical support are unavailable.
    • Management only.
    • Update only. Only application database updates.
  • Status
    • The Status field is displayed only for active keys. The following statuses of a Security Server key and its corresponding application restrictions are possible:
      • Current license. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is unlimited.
      • Trial license has expired. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is not available, updates of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam databases are prohibited.
      • License expired. Updates of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam databases are prohibited, Kaspersky Security Network cannot be used. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is available.
      • Databases corrupted. Anti-Virus or Anti-Spam databases are corrupted or missing.
      • Key is missing. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is not available, updates of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam databases are prohibited.
      • Key blocked. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is unavailable. Only updates of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam databases are available.
      • Key blacklist corrupted or missing. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is unavailable. Only updates of Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam databases are available.
      • Cannot refresh licensing status. The functionality of the Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam modules is unlimited. You can view a description of the error in the Server state section in the License status field.

    If the Status field of the Licensing section shows a value that differs from Current license, the corresponding section is highlighted in red. This requires adding the corresponding active key after opening the Licensing section via the Manage keys link.

  • Expiration date

    License expiration date.

    If the Expiration date field is highlighted in red, you have to renew the license, for example by adding the corresponding reserve key by opening the Licensing node via the Manage keys link.

   

  The time period left until the license expiration during which this field is highlighted with red is defined by the Notify about license expiration in advance (days before) setting located in the workspace of the Notifications node. The default value is 15 days.

  • Number of mailboxes

    The maximum number of mailboxes that the application can protect using this key.

  • Reserve key

    Information on the availability of a reserve key: Added or Not found.

  Clicking the Manage keys link opens the workspace of the Licensing node in which you can add or remove keys.

• The Anti-Spam databases section shows the following Anti-Spam database status information:
  • Last update

    Date of the last update of the Anti-Spam databases.

  • Status

    Status of the last update of the Anti-Spam databases. Possible values:

    • Database updated – the databases have been updated successfully.
    • Completed with an error – an error has occurred during the database update.
    • Not performed – the database update task was not performed.
  • Release date and time

    Anti-Spam database release date and time. Displayed in the date format defined in the settings of the operating system.

    If the Anti-Spam databases are outdated by more than one hour, the text in this field is highlighted in red.

  If the Anti-Spam databases and the Release date and time field within this section are highlighted in red, update the Anti-Spam databases. If necessary, you can configure the Anti-Spam database update settings.

  If the last Anti-Spam database update resulted in an error, the Anti-Spam databases section is highlighted in red and the error message is displayed in the Status field.

  Clicking the Configure update settings link opens the workspace of the Updates node.

• The Anti-Virus databases configuration section shows the following Anti-Virus database status information:
  • Last update

    Date of last anti-virus database update

  • Status

    Status of the last anti-virus database update. Possible values:

    • Database updated – the databases have been updated successfully.
    • Completed with an error – an error has occurred during the database update.
    • Not performed – the database update task was not performed.
  • Release date and time

    Anti-Virus database release date and time Displayed in the date format defined in the settings of the operating system.

    If the anti-virus databases are outdated by more than one day, the text in this field is highlighted in red.

  If the Anti-Virus databases section and the Release date and time field within this section are highlighted with red, you must update the Anti-Virus databases. If necessary, you can configure the Anti-Virus database update settings.

  If the last Anti-Virus database update ended with an error, the Anti-Virus databases section is highlighted in red and the error message is displayed in the Status field.

  Clicking the Configure update settings link opens the workspace of the Updates node.

• The Statistics section shows the following counters with the number of messages moved to Quarantine for rescanning for spam:
  • Current number of messages in Quarantine

    Number of messages currently in Quarantine.

  • Total number of messages moved to Quarantine

    Number of messages moved to Quarantine since the application started receiving statistics.

  Displayed underneath the counters in the Statistics configuration section are charts with performance statistics of application modules over the past seven days:

  • Anti-Spam

    The chart includes the following information:

    • Total messages. Number of messages received for scanning.
    • Containing phishing or spam. Number of scanned messages containing spam or phishing links.
    • Unscanned. Number of messages left unchecked.
    • Clean. Number of messages belonging to the following categories:
      • Scanned messages containing no spam or phishing links.
      • Messages that have been excluded from scans based on lists of allowed addresses of senders or recipients.
    • Other items. Number of messages belonging to the following categories:
      • Potential spam.
      • Formal notification.
      • Mass mail.
      • Message that is within the scope of sender address denylists.
      • Messages arriving via trusted connections (if scanning of trusted connections is disabled).
  • Anti-Virus for the Hub Transport role

    This section displays the following statistics:

    • Total messages. Number of messages received for scanning.
    • Infected. Number of messages found to contain malicious objects.
    • Filtered out. Number of messages found to contain files that match the attachment filtering criteria.
    • Unscanned. Number of messages that have not been scanned by the application (for example, due to errors in the application operation).
    • Found clean. Number of messages found to contain no malicious objects after an Anti-Virus scan, as well as no files that match the attachment filtering criteria.
    • Other items. Number of messages categorized as Probably infected.
  • Anti-Virus for the Mailbox role

    The chart includes the following information:

    • Server name. Name of the connected server.
    • Total messages. Number of processed messages.
    • Infected. Number of infected messages detected.
    • Unscanned. Number of messages left unchecked.
    • Found clean. Number of checked messages that are free from threats.
    • Other items. Number of messages categorized as Probably infected and Protected.

  The set of charts may be abbreviated depending on the configuration of the application.

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