Controlling IMS connections

IMS provides these operator commands to control and monitor the connection to WebSphere MQ:

/DEQUEUE TMEMBER tmember TPIPE tpipe

Removes messages from a Tpipe. Specify PURGE to remove all messages or PURGE1 to remove the first message only.

/DISPLAY OTMA

Displays summary information about the OTMA server and clients, and client status.

/DISPLAY TMEMBER name

Displays information about an OTMA client.

/DISPLAY TRACE TMEMBER name

Displays information about what is being traced.

/SECURE OTMA

Sets security options.

/START OTMA

Enables communications through OTMA.

/START TMEMBER tmember TPIPE tpipe

Starts the named Tpipe.

/STOP OTMA

Stops communications through OTMA.

/STOP TMEMBER tmember TPIPE tpipe

Stops the named Tpipe.

/TRACE

Controls the IMS trace.

For more information about these commands, see the IMS/ESA Operator's Reference manual for the level of IMS that you are using.

IMS command responses are sent to the terminal from which the command was issued. Authorization to issue IMS commands is based on IMS security.