Removing a queue manager
We can remove a queue manager from IBM MQ Explorer if you no longer want to administer it in IBM MQ Explorer.
About this task
If you no longer want to administer a queue manager in IBM MQ Explorer, we can remove the queue manager from the Queue Managers folder.
To remove a queue manager:
Procedure
- In the Navigator view, right-click the Queue Managers folder, then click Show/Hide Queue Managers.... The Show/Hide Queue Managers dialog opens.
- If the queue manager is currently shown in the Queue Managers folder, in the Shown Queue Managers table, hide the queue manager so that the queue manager is displayed in the Hidden Queue Managers table. For more information, see Hiding queue managers.
- In the Hidden Queue Managers table, click the name of the queue manager, then click Remove...
- When prompted, click Yes to confirm that we want to remove the queue manager from IBM MQ Explorer.
Results
When you remove a queue manager from IBM MQ Explorer, the queue manager still exists on its host computer but we cannot administer it in IBM MQ Explorer until you add it to the Queue Managers folder again.
Parent topic: Show or hide a queue manager
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