<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: WMI Exchange Transport Queue Sensor
The WMI Exchange Transport Queue sensor monitors the length of transport queues of a Microsoft Exchange Server as of version 2003 via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It shows the same information as in Windows System Monitor perfmon.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
Sensor in Other Languages
Dutch: WMI Exchange Transport Wachtrij
French: Exchange file d'attente de transport (WMI)
German: WMI Exchange Transportwarteschlange
Japanese: WMI Exchange 転送キュー
Portuguese: Fila de transporte Exchange (WMI)
Russian: Очередь транспорта WMI Exchange
Simplified Chinese: WMI Exchange 传输队列
Spanish: Cola de transporte Exchange (WMI)
Remarks
This sensor has a high performance impact. Stay below 200 WMI sensors per probe. Above this number, consider using multiple remote probes for load balancing.
This sensor requires WoW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) for target systems that run Windows Server 2016.
This sensor requires credentials for Windows systems in the settings of the parent device.
You cannot add this sensor to the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. If you want to use this sensor, add it to a remote probe device.
Add Sensor
WMI Exchange Transport Queue Specific
Setting
Description
Transport Queue
Select the transport queues that you want to monitor. PRTG creates one sensor for each transport queue that you select.
The available options depend on your Exchange server configuration. PRTG shows all possible queues with names and instance descriptions (if available).
For performance reasons, we recommend that you only select necessary items.
If the name contains angle brackets (<>), PRTG replaces them with braces ({}) for security reasons. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What security features does PRTG include?
This setting is for your information only. You cannot change it.
Tags
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
It is not possible to enter tags with a leading plus (+) or minus (-) sign, nor tags with parentheses (()) or angle brackets (<>).
For performance reasons, it can take some minutes until you can filter for new tags that you added.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
wmiexchangeservertransportqueuesensor
Priority
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority () to the highest priority ().
WMI Exchange Transport Queue Specific
WMI Exchange Transport Queue Specific
Setting
Description
Display Name
The display name that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
Instance
The instance that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
WMI Class
The WMI class that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
Counter
The counter that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
Time Stamp
The time stamp that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
Time Frequency
The time frequency that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
Counter Type
The counter type that the sensor uses to query data from the target device.
Result Handling
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
Discard result: Do not store the sensor result.
Store result: Store the last sensor result in the \Logs\sensors subfolder of the PRTG data directory on the probe system. The file names are Result of Sensor [ID].txt and Result of Sensor [ID].Data.txt. This setting is for debugging purposes. PRTG overwrites these files with each scanning interval.
In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node.
Sensor Display
Sensor Display
Setting
Description
Primary Channel
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.
Graph Type
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic. You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).
Stack Unit
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.
Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.
Inherited Settings
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
Access Rights
Access Rights
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Channel Unit Configuration
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
Channel Unit Configuration
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
Channel List
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel
Description
Active Mailbox Delivery Queue Length
The number of items in the active mailbox delivery queue
Active Non-SMTP Delivery Queue Length
The number of items in the non-SMTP delivery queue
Active Remote Delivery Queue Length
The number of items in the active remote delivery queue
Aggregate Delivery Queue Length (All Queues)
The number of items in the aggregate delivery queue (all queues)
Aggregate Shadow Queue Length
The number of items in the aggregate shadow queue
Categorizer Job Availability
The categorizer job availability
Downtime
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status
Items Completed Delivery Per Second
The number of items with completed delivery
Items Completed Delivery Total
The number of items with completed delivery in total
Items Deleted By Admin Total
The number of items deleted by the admin in total
Items Queued For Delivery Expired Total
The number of items expired queued for delivery in total
Items Queued for Delivery Per Second
The number of items queued for delivery
Items Queued For Delivery Total
The number of items queued for delivery in total
Items Resubmitted Total
The number of items resubmitted in total
Largest Delivery Queue Length
The largest number of items in the delivery queue
Messages Completed Delivery Per Second
The number of messages with completed delivery
Messages Completed Delivery Total
The number of messages with completed delivery in total
Messages Completing Categorization
The number of messages completing categorization
Messages Deferred Due To Local Loop
The number of messages deferred due to local loop
Messages Deferred During Categorization
The number of messages deferred during categorization
Messages Queued For Delivery
The number of messages queued for delivery
Messages Queued for Delivery Per Second
The number of messages queued for delivery per second
Messages Queued For Delivery Total
The number of messages queued for delivery in total
Messages Submitted Per Second
The number of messages submitted
Messages Submitted Total
The number of messages submitted in total
Poison Queue Length
The number of items in the poison queue
Retry Mailbox Delivery Queue Length
The number of items in the retry mailbox delivery queue
Retry Non-SMTP Delivery Queue Length
The number of items in the retry non-SMTP delivery queue
Retry Remote Delivery Queue Length
The number of items in the retry remote delivery queue
Shadow Queue Auto Discards Total
The number of auto discards in the shadow queue in total
Submission Queue Items Expired Total
The number of items expired in the submission queue in total
Submission Queue Length
The number of items in the submission queue
Unreachable Queue Length
The number of items in the unreachable queue
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KNOWLEDGE BASE
What types of Exchange transport queues are there?