Set the journal storage size for computers
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
To set the journal storage size for computers
Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
On the View menu, click Users, Groups, and Computers as containers, and then click Advanced Features.
In the console tree, right-click msmq.
Where?
- Active Directory Users and Computers/YourDomain/YourOrganizationalUnit (such as Computers or Domain Controllers)/YourComputer/msmq
Click Properties.
On the General page, in Storage Limits, select the Limit journal storage to (KB) check box, and then type the total size (in kilobytes) of all journal messages that can be stored in the computer journal on the selected computer.
Notes
To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
This procedure is not applicable to computers operating in workgroup mode or virtual servers in clusters. You can set the computer quota of a workgroup computer using the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters\MachineCache\MachineJournalQuota registry key. To change the quota for a virtual server, you need to change the analogous registry key for clustered servers. After setting the registry, restart the Message Queuing service for the changes to take effect.
Caution
- Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. It is recommended that you back up any valuable data on the computer before making changes to the registry.
Following a new installation of Message Queuing, or an upgrade from Windows 2000, the default limit for these storage sizes is 8 gigabytes (GB).
Automatically created folders used to store copies of messages are called journals. Messages stored in journals are called journal messages. When the journal storage limit (or quota) is reached, additional messages cannot be placed in the computer journal on the computer until the cumulative size of the journal messages in all journals on that computer drops below the specified limit.
When you set the journal storage size limit for a computer, you automatically set equal quotas for the computer journal (the Journal messages queue), the dead-letter queue, and the transactional dead-letter queue.
The journal messages stored in source or computer journals can include any outgoing nontransactional message. The journal messages stored in target or queue journals can include any incoming message, including transactional messages.
For information on how to set the message storage limit (or quota) for a computer, see Related Topics.
Information about functional differences
- Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.