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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.

To view this page in the console, click the following path:

  • Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Topology] Messaging engines -> engine_name -> [Additional properties] WebSphere MQ links -> link_name -> [Additional Properties] Sender channel.

    To browse or change the properties of a listed item, select its name in the list.

    To act on one or more of the listed items, select the check boxes next to the names of the items to act on, use the buttons provided.

    To change which entries are listed, or to change the level of detail that is displayed for those entries, use the Filter settings.

    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

    Button Description
    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 WebSphere Application Server.

    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 WebSphere Application Server.

    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 WebSphere Application Server.


    Related tasks

  • View the status of a WebSphere MQ link and its sender and receiver channels

  • Add a WebSphere MQ link sender channel

  • Disable WebSphere MQ functionality in WebSphere Application Server

  • States of the WebSphere MQ link and its channels


    Related information:

  • Administrative console buttons

  • Administrative console preference settings Reference topic