IBM MQ links [Collection]
The WebSphere® MQ link connects the messaging engine as a queue manager to IBM MQ, providing a bridge between the bus and a IBM MQ network.
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- Name
- The name of the IBM MQ link, used for administrative purposes.
- Description
- An optional description for the IBM MQ link, for administrative purposes.
- Local messaging engine
- The local messaging engine that this IBM MQ link is hosted on.
- Virtual queue manager name
- The virtual queue manager name by which the local bus is to be known to a IBM MQ network. It is generally recommended that you set the virtual queue manager name to match the name of the local bus. As IBM MQ queue manager names can be no longer than 48 characters, you must ensure that the length of the local bus name does not exceed 48 characters.
- Status
- The runtime status of the IBM MQ link.
- Status can take the following values:
Table 1. Status definitions. The first column of the table lists the status values of IBM MQ link. The second column contains a brief definition of the status. Status Meaning Running The IBM MQ link is running. Stopped The IBM MQ link is stopped. - Current outbound messages
- The current total number of messages queued on the sender channel transmitter and link transmitters for this IBM MQ link.
- Messages sent
- The total number of messages sent, since the start of the messaging engine, on the sender channel transmitter to the foreign bus.
- Messages received
- The total number of messages received, since the start of the messaging engine, on the link receiver connections for this IBM MQ link.