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WebSphere MQ link sender channel [Collection]
This pane displays the sender channel that sends messages to the gateway queue manager. The sender channel communicates with a WebSphere MQ receiver channel on the gateway queue manager, and converts service integration bus messages to MQ format messages.
Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Topology] Messaging engines -> engine_name -> [Additional properties] WebSphere MQ links -> link_name -> [Additional Properties] Sender channel .
WebSphere MQ link sender channel name
The name of the sender channel for the WebSphere MQ link, used to send messages from the bus to WebSphere MQ.
Host name
The hostname or TCP/IP IP address for the gateway queue manager used to connect into the WebSphere MQ network.
Port
The TCP/IP port number on which the gateway queue manager is listening for the WebSphere MQ link.
Status
The runtime status of the sender channel.
Buttons
Reset Reset a selected channel sequence number to 1. If the channel is running, the reset request will take effect only when the channel has been stopped and restarted. This button does not work if the selected WebSphere MQ link is running on an application server on which WebSphere MQ has been disabled. For more information see Disable WebSphere MQ functionality in WAS.
Start Start selected items. This button does not work if the selected WebSphere MQ link is running on an application server on which WebSphere MQ has been disabled. For more information see Disable WebSphere MQ functionality in WAS.
Stop Stop a selected channel on this link. We must first have selected the channel to be stopped. We can choose the mode of stop action and the required state when the channel has been stopped:
Stop mode:
Force
Stop the channel immediately. You should only use this mode if a quiesce action does not work.
Quiesce
Stop the channel in a controlled manner.
Target state:
Inactive
Stop the channel and set its state to Inactive. If an application tries to use the link, the channel is started again.
Stopped
Stop the channel and set its state to Stopped. The channel can only be started again by administrator action. This button does not work if the selected WebSphere MQ link is running on an application server on which WebSphere MQ has been disabled. For more information see Disable WebSphere MQ functionality in WAS.
View the status of a WebSphere MQ link and its sender and receiver channels
Set a WebSphere MQ link sender channel
Disable WebSphere MQ functionality in WAS
Administrative console buttons
Administrative console preferences