Alternative ways of administering IBM MQ for IBM i

Use CL commands is the preferred method of administering IBM MQ for IBM i. However, we can use various other administration methods including MQSC commands, PCF commands, and remote administration.

You normally use IBM i CL commands to administer IBM MQ for IBM i. For an overview of these commands, see Manage IBM MQ for IBM i using CL commands.

We can use IBM MQ instrumentation events to monitor the operation of queue managers. See Instrumentation events for information about IBM MQ instrumentation events and how to use them.

We can use any of the administration methods described in the following subtopics as an alternative to using IBM i CL commands:

• Local and remote administration on IBM i
  You administer IBM MQ for IBM i objects locally or remotely.
• Administration using MQSC commands on IBM i
  Use this information to learn about MQSC commands, and how to use them to administer IBM MQ for IBM i.
• Administration using PCF commands on IBM i
  The purpose of IBM MQ programmable command format (PCF) commands is to allow administration tasks to be programmed into an administration program. In this way we can create queues and process definitions, and change queue managers, from a program.
• Use the IBM MQ Explorer with IBM MQ for IBM i
  Use this information to administer IBM MQ for IBM i using the IBM MQ Explorer.
• Manage the command server for remote administration on IBM i
  Use this information to learn about the remote administration of IBM MQ for IBM i command server.
• Running web console commands
  We must configure the environment as described in the following text, for the web console related Qshell commands to run correctly on IBM MQ for IBM i.

Parent topic: Administer IBM MQ for IBM i