IBM MQ 9.4 Administration

Overview

This course begins by describing IBM MQ, and its common deployment options, and then is expanded to show how an IBM MQ queue manager is created. Various commands used to interact with MQ components are discussed throughout the remaining content, showing how definitions are created and displayed, and modifications that can be made to them. A focus on the security of MQ resources and the authentication required to access them is also presented.

Prerequisites

A solid understanding of system and network management as well as communication and networking protocols.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe how to create and configure an MQ queue manager

2. Identify and invoke MQ commands used for MQ administration

3. Create MQ queues

4. Describe how MQ channels work, and how they are managed

5. Describe how MQ secures its resources and data

Course Content

• MQ Installation and Deployment

6. MQ Environment Basics

7. MQ on a Local Server

• MQ Commands

8. Understanding and Issuing MQ Control Commands

9. MQ Script Commands

10. MQ Commands for Applications

11. Issuing Commands Using MQ Explorer

12. Web and Dashboard Console Interfaces

13. Displaying and Modifying the Queue Manager

14. Creating and Displaying Services

• Managing MQ Resources

15. Defining Local Queues

16. Triggering Concepts and Definitions

17. Displaying and Managing Queues

18. Defining Alias Queues

19. Defining Queue Models

20. Creating and Managing Topics and Subscriptions

21. Publish and Subscribe Process

• MQ Communications and Clustering

22. MQ Channel Communication

23. Sender and Receiver Channels

24. Server and Requester Channels

25. Starting, Stopping, Displaying, and Altering Channels

• Function of MQ Clusters

26. MQ Cluster Benefits

27. Defining an MQ Cluster

28. Adding a Queue Manager to a MQ Cluster

29. Displaying MQ Cluster Attributes

• MQ Monitoring and Security

30. Securing MQ Resources

31. Authenticating Users on Local and Remote Connections

32. Channel Authentication

33. Using Certificates and Keyrings

34. Security Exits

35. Securing MQ Commands

36. Monitoring MQ Error Logs

37. Identifying Error and Accounting Messages

38. Monitoring and Controlling Events