IBM WebSphere MQ Metrics
WebSphere MQ (formerly MQSeries) is IBM's Message Oriented Middleware offering that allows independent and potentially non-concurrent applications on a distributed system to communicate with each other.
This chapter provides descriptions for all IBM WebSphere MQ metric categories, and tables list and describe associated metrics for each category.
Channel Current Status Metrics
This category provides metrics about the current status of the channel.
Default Collection Interval — Every 3 minutes
Table 4-1 Channel Current Status Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| Bytes Received | Shows the number of bytes received. |
| Bytes Sent | Shows the number of bytes sent |
| Delta Bytes Received | Shows the number of bytes received since last collection |
| Delta Bytes Sent | Shows the number of bytes sent since last collection |
| Delta Messages Sent/Received | Shows the number of messages processed since last collection |
| Messages Sent/Received | Shows the number of messages processed |
| Status | Shows the current status. |
Channel Saved Status Metrics
This category provides metrics about Channel Saved Status.
Default Collection Interval — Every 2 minutes
Table 4-2 Channel Saved Status Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| Last Seq Number | Shows the sequence number of the last message sent |
| Status | Shows the status of the channel |
| Type | Shows the type of the channel |
| Xmit Queue | Shows the transmission queue used by sender channels |
Channels Metrics
This category provides metrics related to the channels.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
| Metric | Description |
| Alteration Date | Shows the date on which the definition was last altered |
| Cluster Name | Shows the name of the IBM WebSphere MQ Cluster to which this channel belongs |
| Cluster Name list | Shows the cluster name list |
| Connection Name | Shows the name of the channel connection |
| Max Msg Length | Shows the maximum length of the message that can be processed by the channel |
| Type | Shows the type of the channel |
| Xmit QName | Shows the name of the transmission queue used by the sender channels |
DynamicQs Metrics
This category provides metrics related to Dynamic Queues.
| Metric | Description |
| Definition Type | Shows the type of queue definition |
| Type | Shows the type of the queue |
| Usage | Shows information about the usage (normal/transmission) |
Local Queues Metrics
This category shows metrics related to local queues.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
Table 4-5 Local Queues Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| Cluster Name List | Shows the cluster Name List |
| Definition Type | Shows the type of the queue definition |
| Depth | Shows the number of messages on the queue |
| Max Depth | Shows the maximum number of messages on the queue |
| Max Message Length | Shows the maximum length of the message can be processed |
| Open Input Count | Shows the number of open input handles, that is the total handles open for input on this queue. This gives you an idean on the number of applications that are currently connected to the queue to put messages on the queue |
| Open Output Count | Shows the number of open output handles, that is the total handles open for output on this Queue. This gives you an idea on the number of applications that are currently connected to the queue to get messages from the queue |
| Percent Usage | Shows the space used (in percentage) |
| Type | Shows the type of the queue |
| Usage | Shows details about the usage, which can be " |
| Xmit QName | Shows the name of the transmission queue |
QM Cluster Metrics
This category provides metrics related to IBM Websphere MQ Queue Manager Cluster, mainly the details about the channel used, the queue manager within this cluster, and the type of queue manager that is within this cluster.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
| Metric | Description |
| Queue Manager Name | Shows the name of the IBM Websphere MQ Queue Manager that is within this IBM Websphere MQ Queue Manager Cluster |
| Queue Manager Type | Shows the type of the IBM Websphere MQ Queue Manager (full/partial repository) |
QM General Metrics
This caterogy provides metrics related to QM General.
Default Collection Interval — Every 2 minutes
| Metric | Description |
| Command QName | Shows the name of the local queue that is used for accepting commands |
| Dead Letter QName | Shows the name of the local queue that is to be used for undelivered messages |
| Default Xmit QName | Shows the name of the default transmission queue that is used for the transmitting messages to remote queue managers, if there is no other indication of which transmission queue to use |
| Max Handles | Shows the maximum number of handles that any one job can have open at a time |
| Max Message Length | Shows the maximum length of message that can be processed |
| Platform | Shows the platform on which the queue manager is running |
| Repository Name List | Shows a list of clusters for which this queue manager provides a repository service |
QMLoad Metrics
This category provides metrics about the load on IBM Websphere MQ Queue Manager.
| Metric | Description |
| Bytes Received | Shows the bytes received since last collection |
| Bytes Sent | Shows the bytes sent since last collection |
| Messages Sent/Received | Shows the messages sent or received since last collection |
Queue Status Input Handle Metrics
This category provides metrics related to Queue Status Input Handle.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
Table 4-9 Queue Status Input Handle Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| Appl Tag | Shows the name of the application that is using this queue |
| Appl Type | Shows the type of the application that is using this queue |
| Channel Name | Shows you the channel used for the message input |
| Connection Name | Shows the name of the connection used by the channel |
| Open Options | Shows the open options for the queue |
| User Identifier | Shows you the user ID of the application |
Queue Status Output Handle Metrics
This category provides metrics related to Queue Status Output Handle.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
Table 4-10 Queue Status Output Handle Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| Appl Tag | Shows the name of the application that is using this queue |
| Appl Type | Shows the type of the application that is using this queue |
| Channel Name | Shows the name of the channel used for the message output |
| Connection Name | Shows the name of the connection name used by the channel |
| Open Options | Shows the open options for this queue |
| User Identifier | Shows the user ID of the application |
Queues Metrics
This category provides metrics related to Message Queues.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
| Metric | Description |
| Cluster Name List | Shows the list of clusters with which the queue is shared |
| Depth | Shows the current depth (number of messages) of the queue. For this metric you can set different warning and critical threshold values for each "QName" object. If warning or critical threshold values are currently set for any "QName" object, those thresholds can be viewed on the Metric Detail page for this metric. |
| Max Depth | Shows the maximum depth (number of messages) of the queue |
| Max Message Length | Shows the maximum message length allowed on a queue |
| Open Input Count | Shows the number of open input handles, that is the total handles open for input on this Queue. This gives you an idea on the number of applications that are currently connected to the queue to put messages on the queue |
| Open Output Count | Shows the number of open output handles, that is the total handles open for output on this Queue. This gives you an idea on the number of applications that are currently connected to the queue to get messages from the queue |
| Remote QManager | Shows the name of the remote queue manager (only for remote queues) |
| Remote QName | Shows the remote queues with which this queue interacts |
| Type | Shows the queue type. It can be one of the following: Local, Remote, Model, Alias Queue, or Read-only |
| Use | Shows how the queue is being used. The usage types can be " |
| Xmit QName | Shows the transmission queue associated with this queue (only for remote queues) |
Response Metrics
This category provides status metrics.
| Metric | Description |
| Response | Shows the current status of the Queue Manager. The evaluation and collection frequency is 1 minute. The upload frequency is after every 5 samples. |
Sender Channel Qs Metrics
This category provides metrics related to the Sender Channel Queues.
Default Collection Interval — Every 10 minutes
Table 4-13 Sender Channel Qs Metrics
| Metric | Description |
| Xmit QName | Shows the name of the transmission queue |
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