WAS v8.5 > Administer applications and their environment > Welcome to administering Messaging resources > Manage messaging with the default messaging provider > Interoperate with a WebSphere MQ network > Use WebSphere MQ links to connect a bus to a WebSphere MQ network > Administer an existing WebSphere MQ linkStart a WebSphere MQ link
Change the state of a WebSphere MQ link from stopped to started.
You might want to tell the WebSphere MQ administrator that you are about to start this WebSphere MQ link.
To start a WebSphere MQ link, use the dmgr console to complete the following steps.
- In the navigation pane, 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
- In the content pane, select the check box next to the WebSphere MQ link to start.
- Click Start.
Results
If the WebSphere MQ link starts successfully, the status icon changes to indicate the WebSphere MQ link is running.