Connecting or disconnecting a queue manager

If you want to administer a queue manager in IBM® MQ Explorer, you must connect IBM MQ Explorer to the queue manager.

Before you begin

Before you can connect IBM MQ Explorer to a queue manager, perform the following tasks:
  • Show the queue manager in the Queue Managers folder in IBM MQ Explorer.
  • If the queue manager is on a different computer to IBM MQ Explorer, ensure that the queue manager is running.

About this task

To administer a queue manager in IBM MQ Explorer, you must connect IBM MQ Explorer to the queue manager. You can connect to any local queue manager, regardless of whether the queue manager is running. However, you can connect to a remote queue manager only if it is running.

You can also configure a queue manager so that IBM MQ Explorer automatically reconnects to it if the connection is lost. For more information, see Automatically reconnecting to a queue manager

Procedure

  1. To connect IBM MQ Explorer to a queue manager: In the Navigator view, right-click the queue manager, then click Connect or Disconnect.

    IBM MQ Explorer connects or disconnects the queue manager. The color of the queue manager's icon changes to yellow when connected, or gray when disconnected.

    Disconnected queue managers remain in the Queue Managers folder. If you want to remove a queue manager completely from IBM MQ Explorer, see Removing a queue manager.

  2. If you have queue manager Sets enabled, then you can connect and disconnect all the queue managers in a Set: In the Navigator view, right-click the set, then click Connect Queue Managers or Disconnect Queue Managers.
    All queue managers will be connected or disconnected depending on the option you selected.