WebSphere MQ links [Collection]
The WebSphere MQ link connects the messaging engine as a queue manager to WebSphere MQ, providing a bridge between the bus and a WebSphere MQ network.
To view this page in the console, click one of the following paths:
- Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Topology] Foreign bus connections -> foreign_bus_name -> [Related Items] WebSphere MQ links
- Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Topology] Messaging engines -> engine_name -> [Additional properties] WebSphere MQ links
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.
If WebSphere MQ functionality has been disabled at any scope, an informational message indicating that WebSphere MQ has been disabled is displayed. In a single server environment this informational message is only displayed when the server is restarted after WebSphere MQ functionality has been disabled. In a network deployment environment the informational message is displayed immediately. For more information see Disable WebSphere MQ functionality in WebSphere Application Server.
- Name
- The name of the WebSphere MQ link, used for administrative purposes.
- Description
- An optional description for the WebSphere MQ link, for administrative purposes.
- Local messaging engine
- The local messaging engine that this WebSphere MQ link is hosted on.
- Virtual queue manager name
- The virtual queue manager name by which the local bus is to be known to a WebSphere MQ network. It is generally recommended set the virtual queue manager name to match the name of the local bus. As WebSphere MQ queue manager names can be no longer than 48 characters, you must ensure that the length of the local bus name does not exceed 48 characters.
- Status
- The runtime status of the WebSphere MQ link.
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Status can take the following values:
lists the status values of WebSphere MQ link. The second column contains
Status Meaning Running The WebSphere MQ link is running. Stopped The WebSphere MQ link is stopped. - Current outbound messages
- The current total number of messages queued on the sender channel transmitter and link transmitters for this WebSphere MQ link.
- Messages sent
- The total number of messages sent, since the start of the messaging engine, on the sender channel transmitter to the foreign bus.
- Messages received
- The total number of messages received, since the start of the messaging engine, on the link receiver connections for this WebSphere MQ link.
Buttons
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| New | Create a new administrative object of this type. |
| Delete | Delete the selected items. |
| 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 WebSphere MQ link. We must first have selected the link to be stopped.
We can choose the mode of stop action and the required state when the link has been stopped:
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. |
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