To create an MQe network that can interoperate with an MQ network and avoid
problems, adopt the same limitations in naming convention for both systems.
The following differences are relevant:
- MQ queue and queue manager names can have a forward slash (/)
character. This character is not valid in MQe object names. Do not use this
character in the name of any MQ queue or queue manager.
- MQ queue and queue manager names have a limit of 48 characters, but MQe
names have no length restrictions. Do not define MQe queues or queue managers
with names that contain more than 48 characters.
- MQ queue names can have leading or trailing period (.)
character. This is not allowed in MQe. Do not define any MQ queue or queue
manager with a name that starts or ends with this character.
- Name queue managers uniquely, such that a queue manager with the same
name does not exist on the MQe network and the MQ network.
If you choose not to follow these guidelines, then you may experience problems
when trying to address an MQe queue from an MQ application.