IBM MQ Console: Working with local queue managers

You create, configure, and control local queue managers from the top level of the Manage view shows the manage icon .

About this task

The Manage view lists the local queue managers that are added to the .

You can select individual queue managers from the list to work with.

Procedure

To create a new local queue manager:
1. Click the create button in the queue manager list view.
2. Enter a name for the new queue manager. The name can contain up to 48 characters. Valid characters are letters and numbers and the ., /, _, and % characters.
3. Optional: Enter an available TCP/IP port for the queue manager to listen on. The port number must not exceed 65535. If you are configuring a high availability queue manager, the port must be available on both appliances in the high availability group.
4. Click Next. If you have configured a high availability (HA) group, you can specify that the new queue manager is an HA queue manager. If you have no HA group, you can specify that you do not want this option to appear (if you subsequently create an HA group, the option is re-enabled).
5. Click Next. You can, if required, specify that the file system for the queue manager is encrypted. Set the enable file system encryption option to on, and specify and confirm a passphrase for the encryption. The passphrase is stored on the appliance and so is available whenever the file system is mounted. If you need to replace an appliance SSD, or if the stored password is cleared from the appliance, you are required to re-enter the passphrase. You should make a note of the passphrase and keep it somewhere safe.
6. Click Create. The new queue manager is created and started.
To start a local queue manager:
1. Locate the queue manager that you want to start in the list.
2. Select Start from the menu .
To stop a local queue manager:
1. Select the queue manager that you want to stop from the list.
2. Select Stop from the menu .
To delete a local queue manager:
1. If the queue manager is running, stop it.
2. Select View configuration from the menu and select Delete queue manager.
3. Confirm that you want to delete the queue manager by entering its name in the confirmation window. The queue manager and all associated objects are deleted.
To view and edit the properties of a local queue manager:
1. Ensure that the queue manager is running, and locate it in the queue manager list.
2. Select View configuration from the menu .
3. Ensure the Properties tab is selected. View the properties and edit them as required. If the property text box is disabled, the property is read-only, or can be edited only from the command line. For information about a property, you can view the property information in IBM® Documentation.
To work with security settings for the local queue manager:
1. Ensure that the queue manager is running, and select it in the queue manager list.
2. Select View configuration from the menu .
3. Ensure the Security tab is selected.
4. You can work with authentication objects, authorization records, channel authentication objects, or file system encryption. Visit the following topics for more information about working with objects:
  The file system encryption panel gives information about whether the file system is encrypted, and enables you to update or store a passphrase. See Managing file system encryption passphrases for more information about passphrases.