Use the Create/Edit Service Test: SMTP page to specify or change parameters for the SMTP for an SMTP service.
The Description of the test can be specified when the test is created and modified when the test is edited.
If the value for the Collection Frequency (minutes) parameter has not been modified, it is the default value assigned when the test was created. This value shows the time (in minutes) between runs of the service test.
The following table describes the test parameters for the SMTP service test. These can all be modified on this page.
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Test Parameter
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Description
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| SMTP Service Address |
The host name or the IP address of the Big-IP or the machine used for accessing the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service. |
| SMTP Send Email ID | The e-mail address of a test account used for sending an e-mail message and for determining the status and the service availability of the SMTP service. |
| SMTP Receive Email ID | The e-mail address of a test account used for receiving an e-mail message and for determining the status and the service availability of the SMTP service. |
| Total Number of Retries |
If the test does not run successfully, this value is the number of times the test will try to run before giving up. |
| Retry Time Interval (mins) |
If the test does not run successfully, this value indicates how many minutes the test will wait before trying to run again. |
The following table describes the response metrics collected for the SMTP service test.
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Metric
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Description
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| Status |
Shows the current status of the SMTP service, either Up, Down, Status Pending, or Agent Unreachable. |
| Total Time (ms) | This value is the total time it took (in milliseconds) to open an SMTP connection and send a short e-mail message. |
| Connect Time (ms) | This value is the time it took (in milliseconds) to open an SMTP connection. |
| SMTP Send Time (ms) | This value is the time it took (in milliseconds) to send a short e-mail message. |
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