Managing an MSMQ Exchange Connector

You configure the MSMQ Exchange connector using the MSMQ Connector Properties dialog box in Exchange Administrator. You can use the General tab to specify a maximum message size and make an Administrative note. You can use the Address Space tab to configure the address space and specify the connection cost (this affects Exchange routing). You can use the Options tab to:

Enable or disable the processing of inbound MSMQ messages.
Specify the maximum number of threads that can be used to process inbound MSMQ messages.
Enable or disable the processing of outbound MSMQ messages.
Specify the maximum number of threads that can be used to process outbound MSMQ messages.

By default, four threads are used for inbound processing, and four threads are used for outbound processing. If the processing load is greater in one direction, or the server is not processing messages fast enough, increase the number of threads as needed.

Use the following procedure to view the MSMQ Exchange connector properties:

To configure the MSMQ Exchange connector

Run the Exchange Administrator and connect to the MSMQ Exchange connector server.
Click the plus sign next to the site name.
Click the plus sign next to Configuration.
Click Connections.
Double-click MSMQ Connector (queue label), where queue-label is the name of the MSMQ queue created for receiving inbound MSMQ messages.
configure the MSMQ Exchange connector properties using the MSMQ Connector Properties dialog box.