How do I remove old Monitoring for a server that has been removed?

ComputerHabit 946

I have been getting Health issues since I retired an Exchange server.

The health report shows the HealthSet "RemoteMonitoring" has issues.

In the healthset I can see it is mentioning the retired server.

How do I remove the healthsets for the retired servers?

I can't find a single command that cleans up healthsets.

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Xintao Qiao-MSFT 4,075 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-13T03:11:35.7033333+00:00
Hi, @ComputerHabit

Removing healthsets associated with retired Exchange servers can be tricky because there isn't a built-in command to remove them directly.

You can try the following methods.

First, make sure that the Exchange server has been properly removed.

If there are any server-specific monitoring overrides, you can try removing them using the following command:

Remove-ServerMonitoringOverride -Identity "<HealthSet><MonitorName>" -Server "RetiredServerName"

Similarly, if there are global monitoring overrides, you can delete them using the following command:

Remove-GlobalMonitoringOverride -Identity "<HealthSet><MonitorName>"

Ensure that any references to the decommissioned server are removed from Active Directory. After you make these changes, restart the Microsoft Exchange Health Manager service to ensure that the changes take effect.

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ComputerHabit 946 Reputation points

2024-11-13T15:30:32.1666667+00:00

The monitoring has always been a very big point of confusion. It is poorly documented.

Wouldn't I need to create a Server Monitoring Override to then need to remove it?

I have considered putting in an Override, again confusingly documented, to remove the error. But this is just suppressing the issue and not resolving anything.

I've been hoping Microsoft would have fixed Monitoring to make it understandable but not yet. I just removed 2013 and was hoping for better. It is a disappointment.

Xintao Qiao-MSFT 4,075 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-14T08:56:56.2+00:00

Hi, @ComputerHabit

You're right, you usually need to create a server monitoring override before you can remove it. However, this approach can feel like it's just covering up the problem rather than solving it.

I understand your confusion about the monitoring system and its documentation. Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn't currently have a troubleshooting guide for this.

However, you can try Get-HealthReport to identify the set of health associated with the retired server. Once identified, you can use Remove-ServerMonitoringOverride to remove the override for any specific server.

In addition, you can also refer to this article Healthmailbox Cleanup - Microsoft Q&A

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Xintao Qiao-MSFT 4,075 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-18T09:22:24.42+00:00

Hi, @ComputerHabit

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ComputerHabit 946 Reputation points

2024-11-18T17:28:55.9333333+00:00

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