Setting up the MQe JMX interface

The MQe JMX interface executes as an application running in a Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM). All it requires is an activated local queue manager. Given this, the interface can then manage the instrumented local queue manager, and the queue manager's resources. It can also manage any remotely activated MQe queue managers (and their resources) for which the local queue manager is able to connect directly to the MQe network.

Note: Before you can use JMX you must make sure certain properties files exist on your classpath. See Translation for details.
MQe JMX
  • A JVM version 1.2 or later
  • A compliant implementation of the JMX specification.
The jar files provided by the JMX specification implementation must be added to the CLASSPATH before you attempt to use the MQe JMX interface APIs. The JMX Reference Implementation provided by Sun is freely available and redistributable (http://java.sun.com/products/JavaManagement/). To install it:
  1. Download the Reference Implementation binary code, which comes in a ZIP file
  2. Extract the contents to a directory
  3. Copy lib/jmxri.jar and lib/jmxtools.jar into the extension directory of your Java runtime environment, or make sure they are in your classpath.

The JMX API for MQe has been developed in compliance with the JMX specification v.1.2.

The Tivoli® Implementation of the JMX specification is also freely available (http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/TMX4J). To install it:
  1. Download the binary code, which comes in a ZIP file.
  2. Extract the contents to a directory
  3. Copy the relevant jars for your platform into the extension directory of your Java runtime environment, or make sure they are in your classpath.

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