Exchange Server 2013/2016 Throttling Policy Settings Parent topic

Exchange Server 2013/2016 utilizes a throttling policy to limit the number of concurrent mailbox searches and the number of specified mailboxes each search can search. By default, Exchange Server 2013/2016 only allows 2 mailbox searches to run concurrently with a maximum of 50 specified mailboxes per search.
To optimize the Search & Destroy feature, Trend Micro recommends using Exchange Management Shell Commands to configure the following Exchange Server 2013/2016 settings:

Throttling Policy Commands

Command
Description
Get-ThrottlingPolicy |fl *discovery*
Returns the current policy settings
New-ThrottlingPolicy –Name [policy_name] -DiscoveryMaxConcurrency 10 -DiscoveryMaxMailboxes 500 –ThrottlingPolicyScope organization
This command creates the new policy “[policy_name]” and sets the following:
  • Maximum number of concurrent searches: 10
  • Maximum number of specified mailboxes per search: 500