Administering remote queue managers

In IBM® MQ Explorer, you can enable IBM MQ queue managers on a remote computer for remote administration.

About this task

In IBM MQ Explorer, you can administer IBM MQ on other computers that are connected to your computer by TCP/IP. It is possible to connect to a remote queue manager by using a different transport protocol. To use a different transport protocol, the connection must go through another queue manager to which IBM MQ Explorer is connected.

All currently supported releases of IBM MQ on all platforms support remote administration.

For more information about operating systems and command levels, see System Requirements for IBM MQ on the external IBM website.

To find out what command level any IBM MQ queue manager supports, display the properties of the queue manager and check the CommandLevel (CMDLEVEL) property.

You cannot start, stop, create, or delete a remote queue manager from IBM MQ Explorer.

To administer a queue manager on Computer A from IBM MQ Explorer on Computer B:

Procedure

  1. On Computer A, show the queue manager in IBM MQ Explorer.
  2. On Computer A, start the queue manager.
  3. Optional: To use the SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN server connection channel on Computer A to connect to the queue manager, enable the queue manager for remote administration.
  4. On Computer B, show the remote queue manager in IBM MQ Explorer.

Results

You can administer the queue manager on Computer A from IBM MQ Explorer on Computer B.