MSMQ Service Object

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

The MSMQ Service performance object monitors session and message statistics for a specified computer that is running Message Queuing.

Counter Name Description Counter Type

Incoming Messages/sec

Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which Message Queuing messages were received by the Message Queuing service. This counter is useful for determining if the local Message Queuing service has received messages.

PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER

IP Sessions

Shows the number of open IP sessions.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

MSMQ Incoming Messages

Shows the number of Message Queuing messages that were received by the Message Queuing service.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

MSMQ Outgoing Messages

Shows the number of Message Queuing messages that were sent by the Message Queuing service.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Outgoing Messages/sec

Shows the rate, in incidents per second, at which Message Queuing messages were sent by the Message Queuing service. This counter is useful for determining if the local Message Queuing service has sent messages.

PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER

Sessions

Shows the total number of open network sessions. A session is opened whenever a message is sent or received, and the session is closed automatically after two to five minutes of inactivity. The Windows Server 2003 family closes a session after two minutes; Windows XP Professional and most other Windows operating systems close a session after five minutes. This counter indicates if messaging activity has occurred recently.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Total Bytes in All Queues

Shows the total number of bytes in all active queues under the Message Queuing service.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

Total Messages in All Queues

Shows the total number of messages in all active queues under the Message Queuing service.

PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT

See Also

Concepts

MSMQ Queue Object
MSMQ Session Object