Automatically reconnecting to a queue manager
We can configure each queue manager so that IBM MQ Explorer automatically connects to it at startup or reconnects to it if the connection is lost; for example, if the network connection to a remote queue manager fails.
About this task
If you manually disconnect IBM MQ Explorer from the queue manager, the queue manager is not automatically reconnected until the next time that you close and restart IBM MQ Explorer. Only queue managers that are connected when IBM MQ Explorer is closed, and that are configured to autoreconnect, are automatically reconnected when IBM MQ Explorer is started again.
Procedure
To configure a queue manager so that IBM MQ Explorer automatically reconnects to it, perform one of the following tasks:
- For a remote queue manager, when you add the queue manager to IBM MQ Explorer, we can select the Automatically connect to this queue manager at startup or if the connection is lost check box in the Show/Hide Queue Managers wizard.
- For local queue managers, and remote queue managers that are already shown in the Queue Managers folder, in the Navigator view, right-click the queue manager, then click Autoreconnect. A check mark is placed next to the menu item to indicate that IBM MQ Explorer is set to automatically reconnect to the queue manager if the connection is lost.
What to do next
To configure the queue manager so that IBM MQ Explorer does not automatically reconnect to it, right-click the queue manager, then click Autoreconnect. The check mark next to the menu item is removed.