View the status of objects

We can display the current status of any object that can be in different states, in IBM MQ Explorer. For IBM MQ channels, we can also view the saved status.


Complete any of the following tasks:

  1. View the status of an object
  2. View the status of all objects of a specific type for a selected queue manager
  3. View the status of multiple instances of the same receiver channel


Procedure

  • [OPTION 1] View the status of an object
    1. In the Content view, right-click the object, then click Status...
    2. If we are viewing a channel definition's status, click Channel Status to view the current status of the channel, or Saved Status to view the saved status of the channel.
    3. The Status dialog for the object opens, displaying the status information that you requested.

  • [OPTION 2] View the status of all objects of a specific type for a selected queue manager
    1. In the Explorer view, right-click the folder of objects (for example Queues) for a selected queue manager, then click Status.... A new Content view is displayed in a separate window.
    2. The status of all the objects in the object-folder are displayed in the new Content view window.

  • [OPTION 3] View the status of multiple instances of the same receiver channel

    Different applications can use different instances of the same receiver channel at the same time. It is possible for these different instances to have different statuses.

    There are two ways to view the status of multiple channel instances in the IBM MQ Explorer:

    1. In the Content view, right-click the channel, then click Status... We can view the current status of the channel (click Channel Status) or the saved status of the channel (click Saved Status).

      All the statuses for the individual instances are aggregated into a single status displayed in the Content view.

    2. In the Navigator view, right-click the channels folder of our selected queue manager, then click Status. We can view the current status of the channel (click Channel Status) or the saved status of the channel (click Saved Status).

      A new Content view is opened in a separate window. The status of all the objects in the folder are displayed in the new Content view window. All of the channel instances and the individual statuses are displayed in the Content view.

    The aggregated status displayed is dependent on the number of instances and their different statuses, as follows:

    • There are no channel instances: Status is shown as Inactive.
    • There is a single channel instance: Status is shown as the actual status of the channel.
    • There are more than 1 instances, all with the same status: Status is shown as the actual status of the channels.
    • There are more than 1 instances, with mixed statuses: Status is shown as Mixed.

Parent topic: Configure IBM MQ using IBM MQ Explorer


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