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Checking the depth of WebSphere MQ queues

Queues usually process and go to zero quickly. Queue depth is the number of messages on the queue. The default maximum queue depth is 5000. If the depth of any queue is greater than zero during idle time or greater than 60 percent of the maximum queue depth during a heavy load, then that indicates a problem.

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Windows For Windows® operating systems:

  1. Open MQ Explorer by selecting Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere MQ > WebSphere MQ Explorer.
  2. Check to see if the depth of the WebSphere® Sensor Events queues is greater than zero.

    If the depth of queues do not decrease to zero after a certain period, then sensor events are not being consumed by the WebSphere Sensor Events server. Check the SystemOut.log file in the WAS_PROFILE_HOME\logs directory to see if an exception occurred.

Linux To check the queue depth on Linux® operating systems, run this command:

export AMQECLIPSE=/opt/mqm/ies30/eclipse 
/opt/mqm/bin/runmqcfg 

For more information on queue depth, see the WebSphere MQ Information Center.


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