Deleting a broker on z/OS

To delete a broker:

  1. Remove the broker from the broker domain, in the workbench. Refer to Removing a broker from a broker domain.
  2. Stop the broker, by stopping the started task.
  3. Customize and submit the following delete jobs in your component PDSE to delete WebSphere MQ and DB2 definitions:
    Delete jobs Description
    BIPDLBK Delete component including WebSphere MQ broker queues and channels and rows in the DB2 database
    Start of changeBIPDLDBEnd of change Start of changeDrop the broker DB2 database, storage group and table spaces.End of change
    Note: Start of change
    1. Not all files are deleted from the component directory in the file system.
    2. When the BIPDLDB job drops the broker DB2 database, it also deletes any Image Copy references to itself that you currently have. If you restore the broker in future you need to reinstate the Image Copy references.
    End of change
Related concepts
Brokers
Broker domains
Related tasks
Removing a broker from a broker domain
Creating a broker on z/OS
Modifying a broker on z/OS
Related reference
mqsideletebroker command
mqsicreatebroker command