Functions available

Table 9 shows the full list of WebSphere MQ functions that you may need when setting up and controlling channels. The channel functions are explained in this chapter.

For more details of the control commands that you issue at the command line, see the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide.

The MQSC commands are fully described in WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference.

Table 9. Functions available in Windows systems and UNIX(R) systems
Function Control commands MQSC WebSphere MQ Explorer equivalent?
Queue manager functions
Change queue manager ALTER QMGR Yes
Create queue manager crtmqm Yes
Delete queue manager dltmqm Yes
Display queue manager DISPLAY QMGR Yes
End queue manager endmqm Yes
Ping queue manager PING QMGR No
Start queue manager strmqm Yes
Command server functions
Display command server dspmqcsv No
End command server endmqcsv No
Start command server strmqcsv No
Queue functions
Change queue ALTER QALIAS
ALTER QLOCAL
ALTER QMODEL
ALTER QREMOTE
Yes
Clear queue CLEAR QLOCAL
CLEAR QUEUE
Yes
Create queue DEFINE QALIAS
DEFINE QLOCAL
DEFINE QMODEL
DEFINE QREMOTE
Yes
Delete queue DELETE QALIAS
DELETE QLOCAL
DELETE QMODEL
DELETE QREMOTE
Yes
Display queue DISPLAY QUEUE Yes
Process functions
Change process ALTER PROCESS Yes
Create process DEFINE PROCESS Yes
Delete process DELETE PROCESS Yes
Display process DISPLAY PROCESS Yes
Channel functions
Change channel ALTER CHANNEL Yes
Create channel DEFINE CHANNEL Yes
Delete channel DELETE CHANNEL Yes
Display channel DISPLAY CHANNEL Yes
Display channel status DISPLAY CHSTATUS Yes
End channel STOP CHANNEL Yes
Ping channel PING CHANNEL Yes
Reset channel RESET CHANNEL Yes
Resolve channel RESOLVE CHANNEL Yes
Run channel runmqchl START CHANNEL Yes
Run channel initiator runmqchi START CHINIT No
Run listener1 runmqlsr START LISTENER No
End listener endmqlsr ( Windows systems, AIX(R), HP-UX, and Solaris only) No
Notes:
  1. A listener may be started automatically when the queue manager starts. See the DEFINE LISTENER command in WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference.