Components on z/OS

A component is a set of runtime processes that perform a specific set of functions, and comprises a broker.

A broker that is running has a control address space and one additional address space for each deployed integration server. When the control address space is started, the broker component is started automatically. This behavior can be changed by an optional start parameter in the started task.

The component name is the external name of the component and is used, for example, in the IBM® Integration Toolkit.

Each component requires a name, which is usually the name of the started task that runs the component. This is typically the queue manager name with a suffix of the facility; for example, MQP1BRK for the broker.

Each component has its own runtime environment in UNIX System Services and needs its own WebSphere® MQ queue manager.