Starting a queue manager
When you create a queue manager, you must start it to enable it to process commands or MQI calls.
To start a queue manager, use the strmqm command.
Note: You must use the strmqm command from the installation associated with the queue manager that you are working with. You can find out which installation a queue manager is associated with using the
dspmq -o installation
command.
For example, to start a queue manager
QMB
enter the following command:
strmqm QMB
On IBM® MQ for Windows and IBM MQ for Linux® (x86 and x86-64 platforms) systems, you can start a queue manager as follows:
- Open the IBM MQ Explorer.
- Select the queue manager from the Navigator View.
- Click Start . The queue manager starts.
If the queue manager start-up takes more than a few seconds IBM MQ issues information messages intermittently detailing the start-up progress.
The strmqm command does not return control until the queue manager has started and is ready to accept connection requests.
Starting a queue manager automatically
In IBM MQ for Windows you can start a queue manager automatically when the system starts using the IBM MQ Explorer. For more information, see Administration using the MQ Explorer .