Channels and Queues

[surfbum99]

Hi,

Because I've started a new job where compared to my last job there are about 15 channels and 250 queues. Its confusing.

Could someone tell me or a link, what really is a CHANNEL, is it really a open line between a pair of queue managers or something different. And how does a channel work in a production environment with queues and the queue manager?

Kind Regards,

Alistair.

 

[aixmurderer]

Suggest doing some reading, the MQ primer at the MQ support pac site is a good place to start, also the MQ information Center here is handy:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/integration/wmq/library/library6x.html

Primer here: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/integration/support/supportpacs/individual/md02.pdf

This site also contains some more basic info:

http://www.tinet.org/~sag/mq.htm

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