Controlling IMS connections

Use this topic to understand the IMS operator commands which control and monitor the connection to IBM MQ .

IMS provides the following operator commands to control and monitor the connection to IBM MQ:

/CHANGE SUBSYS

Deletes an in-doubt unit of recovery from IMS.

/DISPLAY OASN SUBSYS

Displays outstanding recovery elements.

/DISPLAY SUBSYS

Displays connection status and thread activity.

/START SUBSYS

Connects the IMS control region to a queue manager.

/STOP SUBSYS

Disconnects IMS from a queue manager.

/TRACE

Controls the IMS trace.

For more information about these commands, see the IMS/ESA® Operator's Reference manual for the level of IMS that you are using.

IMS command responses are sent to the terminal from which the command was issued. Authorization to issue IMS commands is based on IMS security.