IBM MQ Admin

IBM MQ Admin Assessment Topics

• Introduction to MQ
• Installation of MQ/UnInstallation of MQ/ Maintinence Appy & Migration On Linux
• MQ Objects Overview
• Types of Queues
• What is Message & Predefined Message Types
• Types Of Persistence

Point-To-Point Communication:

• 1. Basic DQM Setup Configuration On Distributed Systems
• 2. Channel Sharing (or) Xmitq Sharing
• 3. One-To-Many Communication
• 4. Many-To-One Communication
• 5. Troubleshooting Steps
• 6. Types of predefine MCAs
• 7. Logical Combinations On Message Channel
• 8. Channel States & Channel Properties

Triggering

• 1. Channel Triggering
• 2. Application Triggering

Request & Reply Setup Configuration On Distributed Systems With QMGR Alias Definition Client & Server Setup On Distributed Systems:

• 1. MQ SERVER Definition
• 2. CCDT File Configuration
• 3. High Availability & Load Balancing
• 4. MQ API Calls
• 5. OAM Service

Types Of Logs:

• 1. Error Logs (QMGR Error Logs & MQ Error Logs)
• 2. Transaction Logs (Primary Logs & Secondary Logs)
• 3. MQ File System Regarding Logs

Logging Mechnisams

• 1. Circular Logging
• 2. Linear Logging
• 3. What is Check Point
• 4. What Restart Recovery & Media Recovery (RCRMQOBJ)
• 5. What is Active Log, Inactive Log & Supress Log
• 6. How To Update Media Log (RCDMQIMG)
• 7. How To Perform Logs Backup using MS62 Support Pack

Dead Letter Queue & Handler Usage

• 1. Qload/Unload Usage
• 2. MSL1 Utility Configuration on Linux
• 3. QMGR Definitions Backup, ACLs Backup & Deployment (MS03 & DMPMQCFG)
• 4. Basic Unix Commands

MQ Security

• 1. SSL (ONE-WAY & TWO-WAY)
• 2. OAM Service (Object Authority Manager)
• 3. BlockIP Configuration On Channel

Clustering:

• 1. Clustering Advantages
• 2. Cluster Components
• 3. What is Full Repository
• 4. What is Partial Repository
• 5. Types Of Cluster Channels
• 6. How To Configure Basic Cluster Setup With One Full Repository
• 7. How To Upgrade Existed Cluster To Two Full Repositories
• 8. How To Enable Workload Sharing in Cluster Network
• 9. How To Administrate Cluster Network using "SUSPEND, RESUME ,RESET & REFRESH COMMANS"
• 10. How To Use QMGR Alias in Cluster Network
• 11. How To Overlap clusters Using Namelist Object
• 12. How To Enable Cluster Security

MultiHopping On Distributed Systems

• 1. How To Configure Default Xmitq To QMGR
• 2. Ticketing Toll Overview With Monitoring Templates
• 3. Remote Administration
• 4. Client ReConnect
• 5. MutiInstance QMGR Configuration On Distibuted Systems
• 6. MQ Server Health Cheack
• 7. MQ Configutaion Files (MQS.INI,QM.INI)
• 8. MQ File System On Distributed Systems