Starting a channel manually
About this task
We can start caller channels in IBM MQ Explorer. When you start responder channels in IBM MQ Explorer, we are actually changing the responder channel's state from Stopped to Inactive; the listener then changes the state from Inactive to Started. We must, therefore, start a listener on your computer if you are using responder channels.To start a channel:
Procedure
- In the Navigator view, click the Channels folder to display the channels in the Content view.
- In the Content view, right-click the channel, then click Start.
- In the Purge Channel window, optionally specify that channels associated with a particular client ID are purged.
- Click OK to purge the channel.
Results
The channel is purged.