WebSphere MQ link sender channel [Collection]

This pane displays the sender channel that sends messages to the gateway queue manager. The sender channel communicates with a WebSphere® MQ receiver channel on the gateway queue manager, and converts service integration bus messages to MQ format messages.

To view this page in the console, click the following path:

Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Topology] Messaging engines -> engine_name -> [Additional properties] WebSphere MQ links -> link_name -> [Additional Properties] Sender channel.

To browse or change the properties of a listed item, select its name in the list.

To act on one or more of the listed items, select the check boxes next to the names of the items that you want to act on, then use the buttons provided.

To change which entries are listed, or to change the level of detail that is displayed for those entries, use the Filter settings.

WebSphere MQ link sender channel name: The name of the sender channel for the WebSphere MQ link, used to send messages from the bus to WebSphere MQ.
Host name: The hostname or TCP/IP IP address for the gateway queue manager that is used to connect into the WebSphere MQ network.
Port: The TCP/IP port number on which the gateway queue manager is listening for the WebSphere MQ link.
Status: The runtime status of the sender channel.

Buttons

Button	Description
Reset	Reset a selected channel sequence number to 1. If the channel is running, the reset request will take effect only when the channel has been stopped and restarted. This button does not work if the selected WebSphere MQ link is running on an application server on which WebSphere MQ has been disabled.
Start	Start selected items. This button does not work if the selected WebSphere MQ link is running on an application server on which WebSphere MQ has been disabled.
Stop	Stop a selected channel on this link. You must first have selected the channel to be stopped. You can choose the mode of stop action and the required state when the channel has been stopped: Stop mode: Force Stop the channel immediately. You should only use this mode if a quiesce action does not work. Quiesce Stop the channel in a controlled manner. Target state: Inactive Stop the channel and set its state to Inactive. If an application tries to use the link, the channel is started again. Stopped Stop the channel and set its state to Stopped. The channel can only be started again by administrator action. This button does not work if the selected WebSphere MQ link is running on an application server on which WebSphere MQ has been disabled.