XADM: New Intersite Replication Counters Added

ID: Q222191

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SUMMARY

Two new performance monitor counters for Exchange Server have been added. The new counters are found in Performance Monitor on the Edit menu by clicking Add to Chart, and selecting MSExchangeDS in the Object drop-down list. They are listed as:

Incoming Inter-Site Replication Updates/sec

Outgoing Inter-Site Replication Messages/sec

These counters show replication activity between sites. This activity would normally be monitored on bridgehead Exchange Server computers.

The Incoming Inter-Site Replication Updates/sec counter monitors updates as they are being applied to the directory. The Outgoing Inter-Site Replication Messages/sec counter reflects replication messages sent from one site to other sites. A single message can contain more than one directory object to be updated.

MORE INFORMATION

To install the new counters, the old counters must be unloaded, new files copied onto the system, and the new counters loaded.

The following batch file can be used to install the counters. Modify the file to reflect the paths to the Exchsrvr\Bin folder and the location of the new files. The steps can also be run manually from the command prompt.

NOTE: The Exchange Server computer must be version 5.5 with Service Pack 2 installed.

Possible Batch File


REM use a Windows NT account that is allowed to "act as part of the operating system"
REM put the new files in a directory called c:\dsactr
REM stop Exchange services

cd c:\exchsrvr\bin

unlodctr MSExchangeDS

ren c:\exchsrvr\bin\dsactrs.ini dsactrs.SP2.ini
ren c:\exchsrvr\bin\dsamain.exe dsamain.sp2.exe
ren c:\exchsrvr\bin\perfdsa.dll perfdsa.sp2.dll
ren c:\exchsrvr\bin\dsactrnm.h dsactrnm.sp2.h

copy c:\dsactr\dsactrs.ini c:\exchsrvr\bin
copy c:\dsactr\dsamain.exe c:\exchsrvr\bin
copy c:\dsactr\perfdsa.dll c:\exchsrvr\bin
copy c:\dsactr\dsactrnm.h c:\exchsrvr\bin

cd c:\exchsrvr\bin
lodctr dsactrs.ini

This feature is available in the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this feature should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Directory

File name	Version	Size
Dsactrnm.h	N/A	2,282 bytes
Dsactrs.ini	N/A	17,070 bytes
Dsamain.exe	5.5.2514.0	N/A
Perfdsa.dll	5.5.2527.0	N/A

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Psp2diri.exe (x86) and Psp2dira.exe (Alpha):

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/exchange/exchange-public/fixes/eng/Exchg5.5/PostSP2/DIR-fix/

This feature was first included in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55 EXC55SP3Fea
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo