Starting and stopping a queue manager

An introduction to stopping and starting a queue manager with links to further information.

About this task

You can start and stop a queue manager by using commands:
  • To start a queue manager, use the strmqm command.
  • To stop a queue manager, use the endmqm command, which provides three ways to stop a queue manager: a controlled, or quiesced, shutdown, an immediate shutdown, and a preemptive shutdown.

[Windows][Linux]Alternatively, on Windows and Linux®, you can use the IBM® MQ Explorer to start and stop a queue manager.

[Windows]On Windows you can configure a queue manager to start automatically when the system starts using the IBM MQ Explorer.

Procedure

  1. For more information on how to start a queue manager, see Starting a queue manager.
  2. For more information on how to stop a queue manager, see Stopping a queue manager.