Message channel planning example for z/OS using queue sharing groups

Message channel planning example for z/OS using queue sharing groups

This example illustrates the preparations needed to allow an application using queue manager QM3 to put a message on a queue in a queue sharing group that has queue members QM4 and QM5.

Ensure you are familiar with the example in Message channel planning example for z/OS before trying this example.

What the queue sharing group example for z/OS shows
This example shows the IBM MQ commands (MQSC) that we can use in IBM MQ for z/OS for distributed queuing with queue sharing groups.
Queue sharing group definitions
Producing the following object definitions for one member of the queue sharing group makes them available to all the other members.
Queue manager QM3 example for z/OS
QM3 is not a member of the queue sharing group. The following object definitions allow it to put messages to a queue in the queue sharing group.
Running the queue sharing group example for z/OS
When we have created the required objects you need to start the channel initiators for all three queue managers. You also need to start the listeners for both queue managers in the queue sharing group.
Parent topic: Configuration reference