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Use WebSphere MQ commands with clusters
This chapter gives an overview of all the WebSphere MQ Script commands (MQSC), attributes, and parameters that apply to the use of clusters. Read this information in conjunction with the WebSphere Script (MQSC) Command Reference which provides details about all the MQSC commands, their syntax, attributes, and parameters.
Note that the attributes used in commands shown in the WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference book differ from the full-length attribute names shown in the Application Programming Reference book. See Table 1 and Table 2 for some examples.
For each MQSC command described here, there is an equivalent Programmable Command Format (PCF) command. For details about PCF commands, refer to the WebSphere MQ Programmable Command Formats and Administration Interface book.
Throughout this book, MQSC commands are shown as they would be entered by the system administrator at the command console. Remember that you do not have to issue the commands in this way. There are a number of other methods, depending on your platform. For example:
- On WebSphere MQ for iSeries you run MQSC commands interactively from option 26 of WRKMQM. We can also use CL commands or we can store MQSC commands in a file and use the STRMQMMQSC CL command. See the WebSphere MQ for iSeries System Administration Guide for more information.
- On z/OS we can use the COMMAND function of the CSQUTIL utility, the operations and control panels or we can use the z/OS console. These are described in the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Administration Guide.
- On all other platforms we can store the commands in a file and use runmqsc, as described in the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide.
For a complete description of the different methods of issuing MQSC commands, refer to the WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference book.
The Explorer GUI can administer a cluster with repository queue managers on WebSphere MQ for z/OS V6, without the need for nominating an additional repository on a separate system. For earlier versions of WebSphere MQ on z/OS, the WebSphere MQ Explorer cannot administer a cluster with repository queue managers. You must therefore nominate an additional repository on a system that the WebSphere MQ Explorer can administer.
On WebSphere MQ for Windows we can also use WebSphere MQ Explorer to work with clusters. For example we can view cluster queues and inquire about the status of cluster-sender and cluster-receiver channels. WebSphere MQ Explorer includes two wizards, which we can use to guide you through the following tasks:
- Create a new cluster
- Join an independent queue manager to a cluster
See the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide for more information about using WebSphere MQ Explorer.
Parent topic:
Using queue manager clusters
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