This topic describes how you change the state of a WebSphere MQ link from started or running to stopped.
You may wish to inform the administrator of the WebSphere MQ network that you are about to stop this WebSphere MQ link.
If you stop the WebSphere MQ link all communication with the target WebSphere MQ network will cease for both point-to-point and publication and subscription. Messages will be held at their transmission locations.
You can also stop either the sender or receiver channel on the WebSphere MQ link, while leaving the link itself running. See Stopping the sender channel on a WebSphere MQ link, and Stopping the receiver channel on a WebSphere MQ link.
To stop a WebSphere MQ link, use the administrative console to complete the following steps:These are the final states that the sender, receiver and WebSphere MQ link will transition to. If you specify a mode of QUIESCE for either of the two final states, the channels and link may not transition into their final states immediately. Instead they temporarily transition through other states required to reach their final state.
For more details about stopped states of the WebSphere MQ link, see States of the WebSphere MQ link and its channels.