How do I check my MQ channel status?

You can display channel status by using MQSC commands, or by using the operations and control panels. To display the status of a channel or a set of channels using the MQSC commands, use DISPLAY CHSTATUS. Note: Displaying channel status information can take some time if you have lots of channels.

How do I get Svrconn channel on MQ?

You can either use MQ Explorer (GUI) or RUNMQSC(cmd line) for creating a SVRCONN channel. In MQExplorer right click on “Channels” and select “Server-Connection channel” menu. A wizard pops up which will guide you to create a channel. You can also use “RUNMQSC” command line tool.

How do I start a channel in MQ?

Use the MQSC command START CHANNEL, specifying the channel name, to start the channel as a process or a thread, depending on the MCATYPE parameter. (If channels are started as threads, they are threads of a channel initiator.) Use the control command runmqchl to start the channel as a process.

How do you stop a channel in MQ?

Use the MQSC command STOP CHANNEL to request the channel to stop activity. The channel does not start a new batch of messages until the operator starts the channel again. For information about restarting stopped channels, see Restarting stopped channels.

What is MQI channel?

An Message Queue Interface (MQI) channel connects an IBM® MQ MQI client to a queue manager on a server machine, and is established when you issue an MQCONN or MQCONNX call from an IBM MQ MQI client application.

What is client connection channel in MQ?

Client connection. A client connection channel is a bidirectional MQI channel that is used to connect an IBM MQ client to an IBM MQ server. IBM MQ Explorer also uses client connections to connect to remote queue managers. The client connection channel is the client end of the channel.

What is Ccdt file in MQ?

The client channel definition table (CCDT) determines the channel definitions and authentication information used by client applications to connect to the queue manager. On Multiplatforms, a CCDT is created automatically.

What is channel in MQ connection?

A channel is a logical communication link, used by distributed queue managers, between an IBM® MQ MQI client and an IBM MQ server, or between two IBM MQ servers. Channels are objects that provide a communication path from one queue manager to another.