Advanced Websphere MQ Administration for Distributed Platforms

Course: MQADA

Duration: 3 Days

Level: III

Course Summary

The course is designed to consolidate the knowledge, facilities and performance issues that an MQ Administrator is faced with in maintaining an Websphere MQ environment on any platform including Mainframe.

In addition the course is designed to allow the delegates on the course to take the IBM MQ Certification for system administrators.

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Topics Covered In This Course

Versions

Architecture Overview

Architecture

Common Services
Log Manger
Queue Manager Kernel
OAM
Application Interface
Message Channel Interface
Command Server
Data Abstraction and Persistence
Communication Interface

MQ Processes

Stopping A Queue Manager Manually

The Websphere MQ Configuration File MQS.INI & QM.INI

Editing Configuration Files
Configuration File Properties

MQS.INI File

Not NT/W2K
NT/W2K

QM.INI File

AMQMDAIN

Understanding Websphere MQ File Names

Name Transformation

Object Name Transformation

DSPMQFLS

Control Commands

Commands
Configuration

Required Queues

Start the Channel Initiator

Stopping the Channel Initiator

QUEUE MANAGER

Multi Instance Queue Manager

Queue Manager Performance

Calculating the Size of the Log

Tuning Parameters

Manual Queue Deletion

Displaying a Queue Manager Details dspmq

Message Sets

DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING

Local Queuing
Distributed Queuing
Channel states
Message Hopping
Client To Server Queuing
Using Environment Variable
Definition Table
MQCONNX
Sample Program AMQSCNXC
Queue Manager Grouping
Message Do Not Appear When Or When Expected

Error Logs

Location
Operation
Creating Persistent/Non Persistent Messages
Within Syncpoint Control
Outside Syncpoint Control
Messages Containing Incorrect Data
Declaring The Logging Information

Logs

Types of Logging
Circular Logging
Linear Logging
Logging Summary
Why Should I look at MQ Logs
Queue File Introduction
Typical Log Record
Where Are The Logs
Viewing The Logs
DMPMQLOG
RCRMQOBJ
Check Pointing
RCDMQIMG
Replay Phase
Recovery Phase
Resolution Phase
Difference Between Error and System Logs
Error Logs
Log Creation
Log Size
Log Contents
Log Description
Log Parameters
Error Log Size
Excluded Messages
Suppressed Messages
Suppressed Message Interval
Persistent/Non Persistent Messages
Creating Persistent/Non Persistent Messages
Syncpoint Control
Within Syncpoint Control
Outside Syncpoint Control
Messages Containing Incorrect Data

LUW Traces

Statistics Mainframe
- Setting On
- The Output
Statistics LUW
- Accounting Messages
- Statistics Messages

Clusters

Repository
Full Repository
Partial Repository
Maintaining Information
Cluster Sender And Receiver Channels
Cluster Definitions
Sender and Receiver Channels
Queues
Workload balancing
- Binding Options
- CLWLUSEQ
- User Exit
- Netprty
  - Ranking Channels
  - Weighing Queue Managers
  - MQ EXPLORER Wizard
  - Alias and Remote Queue Definitions
  - Creating the Remote Queue Definition
  - Creating the Channels
  - The Queue Manager Alias
  - Connecting To A Queue That Is Outside Of A Cluster
Creating the Remote Queue Definition
Creating the Channels
Overlapping Clusters
Examples
- Removing
  - Removing A Cluster Queue From A Queue Manager

Security

Types of Security
Access Control
OAM
- Operation
- Control
MCA Access
Message Content
SSL
- Types of Security Breeches
- Overcoming Security Access Control
- Handshake
- Create a Key Repository
- Defining the Key Repository
- Setting up the Channels for SSL
- Distinguished Names
Advanced Message Secuity
MQ 7.1
- Role Based Authority
- Chanel Authentication Records
- Blocking IP Addresses
- Blocking User Id?s

Publish and Subscribe

Terms
- Topic
- Publishers
- Subscribers
- Publications
- Retained Publications
- Message Selection
- Durable/Non Durable Subscription
- An Orphan Subscription
Defining Topics
- MQ Explorer
- Command Prompt
A Publish and Subscribe Environment
- Publish
API?s within Applications
Sample Programs
MQ Explorer
- Subscribe
API?s within Applications
Sample Programs
MQ Explorer
- Further Notes
AMQSSBX
RFHUTIL
Topic Alias
- Subscription/Publication Testing

Java Message Service

JMS Message
jJMS Fields & Properties
MQRFH2 Header
Message Body
MQ Classes For Java Interface
Example Application

MESSAGE PROPERTIES

Format
Message Format Version 7
- Message Properties
- Message Flowing To A Previous Version
- Summary/Advantages of Message Properties
Message Properties API
- Commands
MQCRTMH
MQDLTMH
MQSETMP
MQINQMP

What You Can Expect

The course is designed, via teaching and practical sessions, to consolidate the delegates existing MQ knowledge having completed our initial Websphere MQ Administration course.

Who Should Take This Course

The Course is designed for IT personnel who need to administer advanced features of WebSphere MQ on distributed platforms, and is based on version 7.

Recommended Prerequisites

The course assumes a working knowledge of using WebSphere MQ and have completed part 1 of the course.

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Related Courses

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MQADP	Websphere MQ Administration for Distributed Platforms	3 Days	I	Details

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