Using the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI)
The Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) provide the means for client applications to use a common set of interfaces to communicate with and control any server that implements them. This allows a single client application to configure a number of different servers because it is shielded from API details specific to each server.
WebSphere MQ provides such an implementation for accessing and managing WebSphere MQ resources: the WebSphere MQ namespace. WebSphere MQ administrators and developers can use the ADSI to enumerate and manage the resources within this namespace to develop their own, or use third-party, system-management tools.
Any programming language that supports the COM interface can be used. To control a queue manager it must be configured to accept remote administration, be started, and have an associated listener and command server. See Understanding ActiveX and OLE by Microsoft Press for more information about COM interfaces. See also ActiveX interface to the MQAI.
