Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
Observability for MSMQ with end-to-end traces of connected producers/consumers.
Extension
- Product information
- Release notes
Overview
With Dynatrace you can get observability for the MSMQ without touching any code thanks to auto-instrumentation. Seamless end-to-end traces for connected producer and consumer services will help you to better understand the potential anomalies that may impact your mission-critical applications. Comprehensive metrics give you insights about the performance of queues.
Use cases
- End-to-end, trace connected producer and consumer services end-to-end
- Troubleshoot service problems on code-level
- Identify message processing anomalies quickly
- Monitor the performance of queues
Get started
If your MSMQ is running directly on a virtual machine, install OneAgent on that virtual machine to get started.
If your MSMQ is running as a workload in Kubernetes, set up Dynatrace on Kubernetes.
If your MSMQ is running as a workload in OpenShift, set up Dynatrace on OpenShift.
Activate the following OneAgent feature for MSMQ to get full tracing insight:
- .NET messaging MSMQ
Activate the MSMQ Extension to get additional metrics, a custom MSMQ dashboard, and the ability to view MSMQ instances and queues on a Unified Analysis page. Metrics include:
- Messages in Queue (MSMQ)
- Bytes in Queue (MSMQ)
Activate log monitoring to get full log insight.
Extension content
Content typeNumber of items included
screen injections
2
screen properties
1
list screen layout
3
screen layout
4
document dashboard
1
screen chart groups
4
screen dql table
7
generic relationship
3
screen entities lists
10
screen actions
6
dashboards
1
metric metadata
12
generic type
2
Feature sets
Below is a complete list of the feature sets provided in this version. To ensure a good fit for your needs, individual feature sets can be activated and deactivated by your administrator during configuration.
Feature setsNumber of metrics included
| Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bytes in Journal Queue | msmq.MSMQQueue.BytesinJournalQueue | The total number of bytes in all Message Queuing messages that currently reside in the selected journal. For the Computer Queues instance, this counter represents the computer journal. | Byte |
| Bytes in Queue (MSMQ) | msmq.BytesInQueue | The total number of bytes in all Message Queuing messages that currently reside in the selected queue. For the Computer Queues instance, this counter represents the dead-letter queue. | Byte |
| Messages in Journal Queue | msmq.MSMQQueue.MessagesinJournalQueue | The total number of Message Queuing messages that currently reside in the selected journal. For the Computer Queues instance, this counter represents the computer journal. | Byte |
| Messages in Queue (MSMQ) | msmq.MessagesinQueue | The total number of Message Queuing messages that currently reside in the selected queue. For the Computer Queues instance, this counter represents the dead-letter queue. | Count |
| Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming messages per second | msmq.MSMQService.IncomingMessagesPersec | The rate at which incoming Message Queuing messages are placed in queues on the selected computer by the Message Queuing service. | PerSecond |
| IP sessions | msmq.MSMQService.IPSessions | The number of open IP sessions involving the selected computer. | Count |
| MSMQ incoming messages | msmq.MSMQService.MSMQIncomingMessages | The total number of incoming Message Queuing messages placed in queues on the selected computer by the Message Queuing service. | Count |
| MSMQ outgoing messages | msmq.MSMQService.MSMQOutgoingMessages | The total number of outgoing Message Queuing messages sent from the selected computer by the Message Queuing service. | Count |
| Outgoing messages per second | msmq.MSMQService.OutgoingMessagesPersec | The number of open outgoing HTTP sessions involving the selected computer. | PerSecond |
| Sessions | msmq.MSMQService.Sessions | The total number of open network sessions involving the selected computer. | Count |
| Total bytes in all queues | msmq.MSMQService.Totalbytesinallqueues | The total number of bytes in all Message Queuing messages residing in active queues on the selected computer. | Byte |
| Total messages in all queues | msmq.MSMQService.Totalmessagesinallqueues | The total number of Message Queuing messages residing in active queues on the selected computer. | Count |
Full version history
To have more information on how to install the downloaded package, please follow the instructions on this page.
ReleaseDate
Full version history
v1.2.1
- Remove duplicate assets
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⚠️ NOTICE: This version requires a minimum Dynatrace Cluster version of 1.309
✨New in this version:
- Adds
dt.security_contexttowmi:msmq_service_instanceandwmi:msmq_service_instance_queueentities. - Adds new platform screen definitions for I/O app
- Adds new platform dashboard
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Version 1.1.3
- Sign the extension with a newer certificate
