Track message routing

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To track message routing

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.

  2. On the View menu, click Users, Groups, and Computers as containers, and then click Advanced Features.

  3. In the console tree, right-click msmq.

    Where?

    • Active Directory Users and Computers/YourDomain/YourOrganizationalUnit (such as Computers or Domain Controllers)/*YourComputer/*msmq

  4. Click Properties.

  5. Click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Define Tracking. The Message Route Tracking dialog box appears.

  6. In Path name of report queue, click the applicable report queue. Or, to create a new queue for report messages, click New and type the queue path name (such as MyComputer\MyQueue or .\MyQueue).

  7. Click Track all messages or click Track only test message.

Notes

  • The tracking message route feature is disabled by default after installing Message Queuing. For instructions on turning on this feature, see Enable route tracking and test messages.

  • To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

  • After sending test messages is enabled, you can also send a test message from the Computer Management snap-in. To do this, open Computer Management, click Services and Applications, right-click Message Queuing, and then click Properties. On the Diagnostics tab, click Define Tracking.

  • Any public queue can serve as a report queue. For information on how to create a new queue for report messages before performing this procedure, see Related Topics.

  • If you click Track all messages and if the sending application has set the message route tracking flag and the destination queue is located on another computer, all messages sent by such an application from the source computer have their routes tracked. All report messages sent along the route of each message are then sent to the report queue on the source computer. Tracking occurs both for messages sent by the source computer and for messages routed through a Message Queuing server with routing enabled.

  • If you click Track only test message, report messages are sent only for test messages. For information on how to send a test message, see Related Topics.

  • Messages sent locally to a queue on the same computer are not tracked.

  • Messages sent over HTTP/HTTPS transport and messages sent to multiple destinations using IP multicast, distribution lists, or multiple-element format names cannot be tracked in the current version of Message Queuing.

Information about functional differences

  • Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Tracking messages and routes
Send test messages
Working with MMC console files