Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
Automatic and intelligent observability for MSMQ with end-to-end traces of connected producers and consumers.
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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
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.
| Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messages in Queue (MSMQ) | msmq.MessagesinQueue | Count of messages in a MSMQ queue | Count |
| Bytes in Queue (MSMQ) | msmq.BytesInQueue | Total bytes in a MSMQ queue | Byte |
| Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPRECATED - use msmq.MesssagesInQueue - Messages in Queue (MSMQ) | com.dynatrace.extension.wmi.msmq.messages_in_queue | Count of messages in a MSMQ queue | Count |
| DEPRECATED - use msmq.BytesInQueue - Bytes in Queue (MSMQ) | com.dynatrace.extension.wmi.msmq.bytes_in_queue | Total bytes in a MSMQ queue | Byte |
Full version history
Full version history
Version 1.1.3
- Sign the extension with a newer certificate
Full version history
- [FIX] Dashboard metrics
- [FIX] MSMQ Queue list screen
Full version history
- Initial release of MSMQ Extension
- Provides additional metrics:
- Messages in Queue (MSMQ)
- Bytes in Queue (MSMQ)
- Custom MSMQ dashboard
- Ability to view MSMQ Instances and Queues on Unified Analysis screens
