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Understanding WebSphere MQ file names

 

Each WebSphere MQ queue manager, queue, process definition, namelist, channel, client connection channel, listener, service, and authentication information object is represented by a file. Because object names are not necessarily valid file names, the queue manager converts the object name into a valid file name where necessary.

The default path to a queue manager directory is as follows:

• A prefix, which is defined in the WebSphere MQ configuration information:

  • On Windows systems the default prefix is C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ. This is configured in the Windows Registry.

  • On UNIX systems the default prefix is /var/mqm. This is configured in the DefaultPrefix stanza of the mqs.ini configuration file.

  Where available, the prefix can be changed using the WebSphere MQ properties page in the WebSphere MQ Explorer, otherwise edit the mqs.ini configuration file manually.

• The queue manager name is transformed into a valid directory name. For example, the queue manager:

  queue.manager

  would be represented as:

  queue!manager

  This process is referred to as name transformation.

• Queue manager name transformation
  

• Object name transformation
  

 

Parent topic:

An introduction to WebSphere MQ administration

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