Administration using administration messages

You can administer WebSphere MQ Everyplace resources using specialized messages called administration messages (admin messages). Using these messages allows you to administer resources locally or remotely. The native codebase, if configured with an administration queue (admin queue) responds to admin messages. However, it does not provide helper functions to create admin messages. For more information on this, refer to Administration using the administrator API. Java(TM) is administered by admin messages. C can be, but has an administration interface for local administration.

Figure 1. WebSphere MQ Everyplace administration using administration messages

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The sequence of steps required in administering a resource using administration messages is as follows:

  1. Create an admin queue on the resource performing the administration, or make sure that one exists.
  2. Create an appropriate admin message for the resource being managed.
  3. Set the required fields in the message.
  4. Put the admin message to the appropriate admin queue.
  5. Wait for an admin reply message on the appropriate admin reply queue, if a reply has been requested in the admin message.
  6. Analyze the data in the admin reply message.


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