Messaging Engines attributes

The attributes display message engine performance information.

The Messaging Engines attributes display aggregated information about the performance of the messaging engines supported by WebSphere® server.

The attributes within this group are used to build the Messaging Engines workspace.

Note: Attributes in this group are only provided for WebSphere Application Server Version 6 or later.

Average Local Wait Time (ms) The time spent by messages on this durable subscription at consumption. If this time is not what was expected, view the message using the admin console to decide what action needs to be taken. The valid format is a positive integer.

Expired Messages The number of report enabled messages that expired while on this queue. The valid format is a positive integer.

Incomplete Topic Publications The number of publications not yet received by all current subscribers. If this number is unexpected, view the publication using the admin console to take any actions. The valid format is a positive integer.

Instrumentation Level The instrumentation level for the messaging engines. For WebSphere Version 6 or later, the valid values are None, Basic, Extended, All, Custom. Blank if no instrumentation level is set.

Interval (sec) The length (in seconds) of the sampling interval. The valid format is a positive integer.

Messaging Engine Name The name of the message engine. The valid format is an alphanumeric string, with a maximum of 256 characters.

Node Name The name of the system on which the server is running. The value format is an alphanumeric string, with a maximum of 256 characters.

Origin Node The name of the server subnode. The valid format is an alphanumeric string, with a maximum of 128 characters.

Sample Date and Time The date and time the monitoring agent collected the data. The valid format is a 12-character timestamp. For the STR and SCAN functions, the format is MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS; the following table shows the values contained in this character string.

Table 1. Format of the 12-character timestamp
Character String Meaning
MM Month
DD Day
YY Year
HH Hour
MM Minute
SS Second

Example: 09/13/06 18:32:03 indicates the data was collected on September 13, 2006, at 18:32:03.

This attribute was designed for logging and reporting data-collection times rather than for creating situations. To specify a time and date for comparison and testing, use attributes from the Universal Time or Local Time groups.

Server Name The name of the application server. The valid format is an alphanumeric string, with a maximum of 256 characters.

Status The status of the message engine. The valid format is a positive integer.

Summary of All Applications Whether this row is a summary row of statistical totals for all messaging engines. Valid values are No and Yes.

Total Published The total number of publications to the message engines. The valid format is a positive integer.