XADM: New Intersite Replication Counters Added (222191)

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

A supported feature that modifies the product's default behavior is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if the system is not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next Exchange Server 5.5 service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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/

Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 does not include all of the files needed to view these counters.