Delete queue managers and objects
When you delete a queue manager or an object in IBM MQ Explorer, the queue manager or object no longer exists on the system.
About this task
Important: Before you delete a queue manager or an object, make sure that none of our applications need it. If you delete a queue manager, all the objects for the selected queue manager, such as queues or channels, are deleted as well.To keep the queue manager or object on the system but we do not want it to be displayed in IBM MQ Explorer, we can hide it. For more information, see Hiding queue managers in IBM MQ Explorer, and Filtering the objects displayed in IBM MQ Explorer.
To delete a queue manager or an object, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- In the Navigator view, click the relevant folder to list its contents in the Content view. For example, if we want to delete a queue, click the Queues folder to list the queues for the selected queue manager in the Content view.
- In the Content view, right-click the queue manager or object, then click Delete. To delete multiple objects, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key, select the objects we want to delete, right-click the selected objects, then click Delete. If we are deleting a queue and the queue contains messages, a dialog asks if we want to clear the messages first. We cannot delete a queue without clearing its messages first.
- When we are prompted, click Delete to confirm that we want to delete the queue manager or object.
Results
The queue manager or object is deleted from the system and any applications that need the queue manager or object no longer work properly.
Parent topic: Create and configure queue managers and objects
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