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IBM MQ, Version 9.0
IBM MQ objects
Queue managers define the properties of IBM MQ objects. The values of these prope
rties affect the way in which IBM MQ processes these objects. You create and man
age objects using IBM MQ commands and interfaces. From your applications, you us
e the Message Queue Interface (MQI) to control objects. Objects are identified b
y an IBM MQ object descriptor (MQOD) when addressed from a program.
The administration of objects includes the following tasks:
Starting and stopping queue managers.
Creating objects, particularly queues, for applications.
Displaying or altering the attributes of objects.
Deleting objects.
Working with channels to create communication paths to queue managers on other (
remote) systems.
Creating clusters of queue managers to simplify the overall administration proce
ss, and to balance workload.
With the exception of dynamic queues, objects must be defined to the queue manag
er before you can work with them.
When you use an IBM MQ command to carry out an object administration operation,
the queue manager checks that you have the required level of authority to perfor
m the operation. Similarly, when an application uses the MQOPEN call to open an
object, the queue manager checks that the application has the required level of
authority before it allows access to that object. The checks are made on the nam
e of the object being opened.
You can define and manage objects by using the following methods:
The PCF commands described in Programmable command formats reference and Automat
ing administration tasks
The MQSC commands described in The MQSC commands
[z/OS]The IBM MQ for z/OS operations and control panels, described in Operating I
BM MQ for z/OS
DistributedThe IBM MQ Explorer ( Windows and Linux for Intel systems only)
You can also manage objects by using the following methods:
Control commands, which are typed in from a keyboard. See The control commands.
IBM MQ Administration Interface (MQAI) calls in a program. See IBM MQ Administra
tion Interface (MQAI).
[Windows] IBM MQ for Windows only:
MQAI Component Object Model (COM) calls in a program
The Windows Default Configuration Application
[z/OS]For sequences of IBM MQ for z/OS commands that you use regularly, you can
write administration programs that create messages containing commands and that
put these messages on the system-command input queue. The queue manager processe
s the messages on this queue in the same way that it processes commands entered
from the command line or from the operations and control panels. This technique
is described in the Writing programs to administer IBM MQ, and demonstrated in t
he Mail Manager sample application delivered with IBM MQ for z/OS. For a descrip
tion of this sample, see Sample programs for IBM MQ for z/OS .
[IBMi]For sequences of IBM MQ for IBMi commands that you use regularly you can w
rite CL programs.
DistributedFor sequences of IBM MQ commands on Windows, UNIX and Linux systems,
you can use the MQSC facility to run a series of commands held in a file.

Subtopics
Object types
Many of the administration tasks involve manipulating various types of IBM MQ ob
jects.
Naming IBM MQ objects
The naming convention adopted for IBM MQ objects depends on the object. The name
of the machines and the user IDs that you use with IBM MQ are also subject to s
ome naming restrictions.
Object attributes
The properties of an object are defined by its attributes. Some you can specify,
others you can only view.
[z/OS]Queue-sharing groups
Queue managers that can access the same set of shared queues form a group called
a queue-sharing group (QSG), and they communicate with each other using a coupl
ing facility (CF) that stores the shared queues.
System default objects
An introduction to system default objects, and links to further information.
Parent topic: IBM MQ Technical overview
Concept Concept
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