I would like to monitor how many messages are in a message queue listed under the public folder. The Message queue sensor only shows \public, but doesn't me choose the queue names.

The message queue service is running and I am able to see the queues through a wmi script with the same account I am using for the sensor.

In the field where I should fill in the queue name, an unchangeable message appears: "Message Queuing Service is running on ServerName".

Could anybody help me with this problem?

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Hello,

which exact version of PRTG are you running? Just to check, you are referring to the Windows MSMQ Queue Length Sensor

best regards.


Feb, 2012 - Permalink

Hey Torsten,

Thanks for the fast reply. Yes I was referring to the Windows MSMQ Queue Length sensor. I am using PRTG Network Monitor 9.2.0.2170. When I am using the ListQueues tool, I do get a list of the queue's under public. Sorry I didn't note this information in the first post.


Feb, 2012 - Permalink

The Sensor should show all Queues when you try to add it. Does it not in your case? Is the target machine in the same domain as the PRTG Host? Which error do you get? Maybe send in some screenshots to support@paessler.com


Feb, 2012 - Permalink

Hi Brian,

If the ListQueues tool does show the queues, it's most likely a credentials issue. Try entering the same Windows credentials (username/password) on the device settings as the credentials used when running the tool.

Regards,


Feb, 2012 - Permalink

Thanks for trying to help Torsten and Gerard!

It appeared to be something else and I now know what the problem was. I'll try to explain.

I found out that the message queue (in general, not the sensor) only works with the real server hostname and not with alias names.

When we get our servers deliverd, the servers get an hostname like PL390. Because we have a lot of servers, we give all the servers an alias like appserver-prd01 for example.

Because that is the name we use for the servers, I've always been monitoring the servers by their aliases. It works perfectly for services monitoring and custom wmi scripts and I didn't know that the message queue only works with the real server name, so I just added the sensor to the devices without changing the servernames PRTG was looking at.

Anyway, I had to change the IPv4 Address/DNS Name for all my servers and now the Windows MSMQ Queue Length sensor works again.

The only thing I don't know now, is how make PRTG give a down-alarm when there are like 5 messages in the queue and a warning if there are two. I do get to see the values now, but without the ability to give up a 'Condition Warning' and a 'Condition Down', I don't really see the point monitoring the amount of messages.

Where should define those conditions?


Feb, 2012 - Permalink

H Brian,

On the sensors channels tab, choose to enable limits and next set the upper warning and error limit.

Regards,


Feb, 2012 - Permalink

That works great! Thanks a lot for all the help!


Feb, 2012 - Permalink