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 WebSphere® MQ for Windows and WebSphere MQ for Linux® (x86 and x86-64 platforms) systems, you can start a queue manager as follows:
  1. Open the IBM® WebSphere MQ Explorer.
  2. Select the queue manager from the Navigator View.
  3. Click Start. The queue manager starts.

If the queue manager start-up takes more than a few seconds WebSphere 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 WebSphere MQ for Windows you can start a queue manager automatically when the system starts using the IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer. For more information, see Administration using the IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer.