Exchange 2013 Server: Queue Length

Microsoft.Exchange.15.Rules.Server.QueueLength (Rule)

Displays the queue length for the given Exchange Server. This performance collection rule collects multiple instances – one per queue type (Submission, Delivery, Poison, etc.).

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Displays the queue length for the given Exchange Server. This performance collection rule collects multiple instances – one per queue type (Submission, Delivery, Poison, etc.).

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.Exchange.15.Server
Category	PerformanceCollection
Enabled	True
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Exchange.15.QueueCollection.DataSourceMapped	Default
WriteToDB	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData	Default
WriteToDW	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Exchange.15.Rules.Server.QueueLength" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Exchange.15.Server" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.Exchange.15.QueueCollection.DataSourceMapped">

      <CounterName>Queue Length</CounterName>

      <PropertyField>Length</PropertyField>

      <IntervalSeconds>900</IntervalSeconds>

      <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <SyncTime/>

      <VerboseLogging>0</VerboseLogging>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData"/>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>