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Table 1 shows the full list of WebSphere MQ functions that you may need when setting up and controlling channels. The channel functions are explained in this chapter.
For more details of the control commands that you issue at the command line, see the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide.
The MQSC commands are fully described in WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference.

Functions available in Windows systems and UNIX systems
Function Control commands MQSC WebSphere MQ Explorer equivalent?
Queue manager functions
Change queue manager ALTER QMGR Yes
Create queue manager crtmqm Yes
Delete queue manager dltmqm Yes
Display queue manager DISPLAY QMGR Yes
End queue manager endmqm Yes
Ping queue manager PING QMGR No
Start queue manager strmqm Yes
Command server functions
Display command server dspmqcsv No
End command server endmqcsv No
Start command server strmqcsv No
Queue functions
Change queue ALTER QALIAS ALTER QLOCAL ALTER QMODEL ALTER QREMOTE Yes
Clear queue CLEAR QLOCAL CLEAR QUEUE Yes
Create queue DEFINE QALIAS DEFINE QLOCAL DEFINE QMODEL DEFINE QREMOTE Yes
Delete queue DELETE QALIAS DELETE QLOCAL DELETE QMODEL DELETE QREMOTE Yes
Display queue DISPLAY QUEUE Yes
Process functions
Change process ALTER PROCESS Yes
Create process DEFINE PROCESS Yes
Delete process DELETE PROCESS Yes
Display process DISPLAY PROCESS Yes
Channel functions
Change channel ALTER CHANNEL Yes
Create channel DEFINE CHANNEL Yes
Delete channel DELETE CHANNEL Yes
Display channel DISPLAY CHANNEL Yes
Display channel status DISPLAY CHSTATUS Yes
End channel STOP CHANNEL Yes
Ping channel PING CHANNEL Yes
Reset channel RESET CHANNEL Yes
Resolve channel RESOLVE CHANNEL Yes
Run channel runmqchl START CHANNEL Yes
Run channel initiator runmqchi START CHINIT No
Run listener¹ runmqlsr START LISTENER No
End listener endmqlsr ( Windows systems, AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris only) No

A listener may be started automatically when the queue manager starts. See the DEFINE LISTENER command in WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference.

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Monitoring and controlling channels on distributed platforms

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Function	Control commands	MQSC	WebSphere MQ Explorer equivalent?
Queue manager functions
Change queue manager		ALTER QMGR	Yes
Create queue manager	crtmqm		Yes
Delete queue manager	dltmqm		Yes
Display queue manager		DISPLAY QMGR	Yes
End queue manager	endmqm		Yes
Ping queue manager		PING QMGR	No
Start queue manager	strmqm		Yes
Command server functions
Display command server	dspmqcsv		No
End command server	endmqcsv		No
Start command server	strmqcsv		No
Queue functions
Change queue		ALTER QALIAS ALTER QLOCAL ALTER QMODEL ALTER QREMOTE	Yes
Clear queue		CLEAR QLOCAL CLEAR QUEUE	Yes
Create queue		DEFINE QALIAS DEFINE QLOCAL DEFINE QMODEL DEFINE QREMOTE	Yes
Delete queue		DELETE QALIAS DELETE QLOCAL DELETE QMODEL DELETE QREMOTE	Yes
Display queue		DISPLAY QUEUE	Yes
Process functions
Change process		ALTER PROCESS	Yes
Create process		DEFINE PROCESS	Yes
Delete process		DELETE PROCESS	Yes
Display process		DISPLAY PROCESS	Yes
Channel functions
Change channel		ALTER CHANNEL	Yes
Create channel		DEFINE CHANNEL	Yes
Delete channel		DELETE CHANNEL	Yes
Display channel		DISPLAY CHANNEL	Yes
Display channel status		DISPLAY CHSTATUS	Yes
End channel		STOP CHANNEL	Yes
Ping channel		PING CHANNEL	Yes
Reset channel		RESET CHANNEL	Yes
Resolve channel		RESOLVE CHANNEL	Yes
Run channel	runmqchl	START CHANNEL	Yes
Run channel initiator	runmqchi	START CHINIT	No
Run listener¹	runmqlsr	START LISTENER	No
End listener	endmqlsr ( Windows systems, AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris only)		No
A listener may be started automatically when the queue manager starts. See the DEFINE LISTENER command in WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference.