Connecting directly to a multi-instance queue manager

Create direct remote connections to multiple instances of a queue manager to administer a multi-instance queue manager using IBM MQ Explorer.

On the Specify new connection details page, you are asked to provide connection information for two instances of the queue manager. Both these instances might be remote, or one might be local and one remote. The IBM MQ Explorer creates a single remote queue manager node in the navigation tree to represent both instances of the queue manager. We can see the overall status of the multi-instance queue manager.

Once we have already created a remote queue manager node in the IBM MQ Explorer, we can use it to add and remove additional instances of the queue manager. We cannot add additional queue manager instances to a local queue manager node.

Before connecting to a multi-instance queue manager you need to create a multi-instance queue manager.