Administration using the IBM MQ Console

Administration using the IBM MQ Console

The IBM MQ Console is a web-based user interface that can be used to perform common administration tasks.

Before you begin
Note:
Do not disable the command server on any of your queue managers when we use the IBM MQ Console. If the command server is disabled for a queue manager, the IBM MQ Console becomes unresponsive with long delays to the processing of commands. Any commands that are issued to the queue manager for which the command server is disabled time out.
When you connect to the IBM MQ Console, the browser attempts to view the IBM MQ Console in the locale set by the browser. A check is made to see whether the IBM MQ Console supports the specified language. If the language files are not found, US English is used, and the mqweb server logs this as file not found errors. Therefore, the following messages are expected when your browser is set to a language that is not supported by the IBM MQ Console:
SRVE0190E: File not found: /nls/en_GB/labels.json 
SRVE0190E: File not found: /nls/en_GB/pcf.json 
SRVE0190E: File not found: /nls/en_GB/errors.json 
SRVE0190E: File not found: /nls/en_GB/strings.json 
Get started with the IBM MQ Console
Before we can start the IBM MQ Console you must install the correct components and start the mqweb server. We can then start the IBM MQ Console in a browser.
Working with local queue managers
We can use the local queue manager widget in the IBM MQ Console to create, configure, and control local queue managers.
Working with IBM MQ objects
We can use the IBM MQ object widgets in the IBM MQ Console to work with the different types of IBM MQ object.
Working with local queue managers
We can use the local queue manager widget in the IBM MQ Console to create, configure, and control local queue managers.
Working with IBM MQ objects
We can use the IBM MQ object widgets in the IBM MQ Console to work with the different types of IBM MQ object.
Working with authority records
We can control the access that groups have to queue managers and IBM MQ objects by specifying an authority record for that group.
Monitor system resource usage
We use the Charts widget in the IBM MQ Console to view monitoring data for queue managers.
Configure dashboard layouts
A dashboard is a container in the IBM MQ Console in which widgets are shown. We can create multiple dashboard tabs to show different selections of information.
The dashboard controls
Use the controls at the top of the dashboard to enable IBM MQ Console tracing, access the online help, view information about the IBM MQ Console, and log out of the IBM MQ Console.
Keyboard shortcuts
We can use keyboard shortcuts to work with the IBM MQ Console.
Parent topic: Administer IBM MQ