Measuring system throughput

The Particular endpoint throughput counter tool can be installed locally and run against a production system to measure the throughput of each endpoint over a period of time.

Installation

The tool can be installed as a .NET tool for Windows/Linux or as a self-contained Windows executable.

.NET tool (recommended)

1. Install .NET 6.0.

2. From a terminal window, use the following command to install the throughput counter from MyGet:

   dotnet tool install -g Particular.EndpointThroughputCounter --add-source=https://www.myget.org/F/particular/api/v3/index.json
   

3. Run the tool by executing throughput-counter:

   throughput-counter <arguments>
   

Self-contained executable

In this mode, the target system does not need any version of .NET preinstalled.

1. Download the self-contained Windows executable.

2. Unzip the downloaded file.

3. Open a terminal window and navigate to folder to which it was downloaded.

4. Execute the tool from the terminal by using its full name:

   Particular.EndpointThroughputCounter.exe <arguments>
   

Running the tool

The tool can collect data using a variety of methods depending upon the system's configuration. To run the tool, select the relevant article based on the message transport used in the system to be measured:

• Azure Service Bus
• Amazon SQS
• RabbitMQ
• SQL Transport
• Microsoft Message Queueing (MSMQ) – Use ServiceControl data collection
• Azure Storage Queues – Use ServiceControl data collection

If the system uses MSMQ or Azure Storage Queues but does not use ServiceControl, this tool cannot be used to measure throughput. Email contact@particular.net for instructions on estimating system throughput.

Masking private data

The report that is generated will contain the names of endpoints/queues. If the queue names themselves contain confidential or proprietary information, certain strings can be masked in the report file.

throughput-counter <command> <options> --queueNameMasks Samples

This will result in a report file with masked data, such as:

{
    "QueueName": "***.RabbitMQ.SimpleReceiver",
    "Throughput": 0
}

Updating

To update the tool to the latest version, execute the following command in a terminal window:

dotnet tool update -g Particular.EndpointThroughputCounter --add-source https://www.myget.org/F/particular/api/v3/index.json

Uninstalling

To uninstall the tool, execute the following command in a terminal window:

dotnet tool uninstall -g Particular.EndpointThroughputCounter

Questions

Check out frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the endpoint throughput counter tool.