Using control commands

Control commands can be divided into three categories, as shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Categories of control commands
Category Description
Queue manager commands Queue manager control commands include commands for creating, starting, stopping, and deleting queue managers and command servers
Channel commands Channel commands include commands for starting and ending channels and channel initiators
Utility commands Utility commands include commands associated with:
  • Running MQSC commands
  • Conversion exits
  • Authority management
  • Recording and recovering media images of queue manager resources
  • Displaying and resolving transactions
  • Trigger monitors
  • Displaying the file names of WebSphere MQ objects
  • The File Transfer Application

For information about administration tasks for channels, see WebSphere MQ Intercommunication.