MSMQ Queue Object
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
The MSMQ Queue performance object monitors message statistics for a specified queue. There are instances for each queue on the computer. In addition, if a Message Queuing–based application has a private queue open on another computer, an instance for that queue is also available. The computer queue instance represents the computer's source journal and dead letter queues.
| Counter Name | Description | Counter Type |
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MSMQ Queue |
Shows the Message Queuing queues in this computer. |
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Bytes in Journal Queue |
Shows the total number of bytes that reside in the journal queue. For the computer queue instance, this represents the computer journal queue. |
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Bytes in Queue |
Shows the total number of bytes that currently reside in the queue. For the computer queue instance, this represents the dead letter queue. |
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Messages in Journal Queue |
Shows the total number of messages that currently reside in the journal queue. For the computer queue instance, this represents the computer journal queue. |
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Messages in Queue |
Shows the total number of messages that currently reside in the queue. For the computer queue instance, this represents the dead letter queue. For queues residing on the local computer, this counter shows how many messages are waiting to be read. For queues residing on a remote computer, the counter shows the number of messages waiting to be sent. This counter is useful in determining if message handling is stalled. |