Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Administration Guide

Physical Destination Metrics

Table 20–4 shows the metrics information that the broker reports for individual destinations.

Table 20–4 Physical Destination Metrics

Metrics Quantity 

Description 

Log File? 

metrics dstMetric Type

Metrics Topic 

Message Consumers

Num consumers 

Current number of associated message consumers 

For queue destinations, this attribute includes both active and backup consumers. For topic destinations, it includes both nondurable and (active and inactive) durable subscribers and is equivalent to “Num active consumers.”  

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Peak num consumers 

Peak number of associated message consumers since broker started 

For queue destinations, this attribute includes both active and backup consumers. For topic destinations, it includes both nondurable and (active and inactive) durable subscribers and is equivalent to “Peak num active consumers.”  

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Avg num consumers 

Average number of associated message consumers since broker started 

For queue destinations, this attribute includes both active and backup consumers. For topic destinations, it includes both nondurable and (active and inactive) durable subscribers and is equivalent to “Avg num active consumers.”  

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Num active consumers 

Current number of associated active message consumers 

For topic destinations, this attribute includes both nondurable and (active and inactive) durable subscribers and is equivalent to “Num consumers.”  

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Peak num active consumers 

Peak number of associated active message consumers since broker started 

For topic destinations, this attribute includes both nondurable and (active and inactive) durable subscribers and is equivalent to “Peak num consumers.”  

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Avg num active consumers 

Average number of associated active message consumers since broker started 

For topic destinations, this attribute includes both nondurable and (active and inactive) durable subscribers and is equivalent to “Avg num consumers.”  

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Num backup consumers [Queue destinations only]

Current number of associated backup message consumers 

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Peak num backup consumers

Peak number of associated backup message consumers since broker started 

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Avg num backup consumers

Average number of associated backup message consumers since broker started 

No 

con

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Stored Messages

Num messages 

Current number of messages stored in memory and persistent store 

No 

conttlrts [Also available with query dst command]

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Num messages remote 

Current number of messages stored in memory and persistent store that were sent from a remote broker in a cluster. This number does not include messages included in transactions. 

No 

Not Available [Available only with imqcmd query dst command]

Not Available 

Peak num messages 

Peak number of messages stored in memory and persistent store since broker started 

No 

conttlrts

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Avg num messages 

Average number of messages stored in memory and persistent store since broker started 

No 

conttlrts

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Total message bytes 

Current total size in bytes of messages stored in memory and persistent store 

No 

ttlrts

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Total message bytes remote 

Current total size in bytes of messages stored in memory and persistent store that were sent from a remote broker in a cluster. This value does not include messages included in transactions. 

No 

Not Available

Not Available 

Peak total message bytes 

Peak total size in bytes of messages stored in memory and persistent store since broker started 

No 

ttlrts

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Avg total message bytes 

Average total size in bytes of messages stored in memory and persistent store since broker started 

No 

ttlrts

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Message Flow

Num messages in 

Cumulative number of messages received since broker started 

No 

ttl

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Num messages out 

Cumulative number of messages sent since broker started 

No 

ttl

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Msg bytes in 

Cumulative size in bytes of messages received since broker started 

No 

ttl

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Msg bytes out 

Cumulative size in bytes of messages sent since broker started 

No 

ttl

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Peak message bytes 

Size in bytes of largest single message received since broker started 

No 

ttlrts

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Rate num messages in 

Current rate of flow of messages received 

No 

rts

None 

Rate num messages out 

Current rate of flow of messages sent 

No 

rts

None 

Rate msg bytes in 

Current rate of flow of message bytes received 

No 

rts

None 

Rate msg bytes out 

Current rate of flow of message bytes sent 

No 

rts

None 

Disk Utilization

Disk reserved [File-based persistence only]

Amount of disk space, in bytes, reserved for destination 

No 

dsk

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Disk used

Amount of disk space, in bytes, currently in use by destination 

No 

dsk

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName

Disk utilization ratio

Ratio of disk space in use to disk space reserved for destination 

No 

dsk

mq.metrics.destination.queue.queueNamemq.metrics.destination.topic.topicName