Managing connections to multi-instance queue managers

We can manage the connections IBM MQ Explorer uses to connect to a queue manager for remote administration. You need multiple connections to monitor the status of all the instances of a multi-instance queue manager. We can also configure multiple connections to a single instance of a queue manager to make remote administration more reliable.

The queue manager instances must share the same queue manager data; either by configuring multiple connections to the same queue manager on a single server, or by configuring connections to multiple instances of the same queue manager on different servers.

We cannot remove the active connection, which IBM MQ Explorer is using.

Click Test connections to refresh the status of the connections.

To connect to a standby queue manager instance you must have configured a listener process to be running while the queue manager is in standby status. For example, set the listener CONTROL to Queue Manager or Queue Manager Start.