Some of the content described in this article is available in meshIQ Manage versions 12.1 and greater.
For a quick overview of what's new or changed, visit the meshIQ Highlights page for a version-by-version breakdown.
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Version 11.3 and Earlier
Version 12.x and Later
You can make a new queue from the Queue Widget in two ways:
- Click on a queue, then go to the Selected menu and choose Create Queue.
- Click the Add Queue
button in the Queue widget.
Create a IBMMQ Queue
To create a queue:
- If you clicked the Add Queue
Specify the following:
Workgroup server
Node
Queue manager (Leave the asterisk
*to create the new queue in all nodes and queue managers of the selected workgroup server.)Object subtype — Choose from: local, model, alias, or remote.
Click Select path to open the Queue Create Window.
Specify Queue Properties
Enter a Queue Name (required) and configure the desired options.
For Streaming Queues, use the Storage tab in the Queue Create Window to define additional properties for streaming queues (see Storage Tab section below).
You can also create your own custom properties on the Custom Attributes tab.
For detailed descriptions of the various input fields and tabs, go to the IBM Knowledge Center:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3?topic=properties-mq-queue.
To understand how MQSC command keywords map to local queue properties, see the section Map MQSC command keywords to local queue properties.
Queue Create Window – Storage Tab (Streaming Queues Only)
In the Storage tab, configure settings for streaming queues:
Stream Queue Name: Name of the queue that will receive streamed messages.
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Stream Queue QoS:
Best Effort (default): Ensures that streaming does not interfere with the delivery of the original message.
Must Duplicate: Ensures streamed message delivery; failure can prevent delivery of the original message.
After entering all required information, click Ok to create the new queue, or click Schedule to create the queue at a later time (see Scheduling).
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Version 11.3 and Earlier
From a Queue viewlet, select Create Queue from the queue’s action menu (Selected menu in 11.2) or click the Add button.
The Select object path window will open.
Specify the following items:
- workgroup server
- node
- queue manager (leave the asterisk to create a new queue in all of the workgroup server nodes and queue managers)
- object subtype (local, model, alias, remote or cluster queue).
Click Select path to open the Queue Create window.
Specify Queue Properties
Enter a Queue Name (required) and configure the desired options.
For Streaming Queues, use the Storage tab in the Queue Create window to define additional properties for streaming queues (see Storage Tab section below).
You can also create your own custom properties on the Custom Attributes tab.
For detailed descriptions of the various input fields and tabs, go to the IBM Knowledge Center:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3?topic=properties-mq-queue
To understand how MQSC command keywords map to local queue properties, see the section Map MQSC command keywords to local queue properties.
Queue Create Window Storage Tab
For streaming queues, use the Queue Create Window Storage Tab to enter details. You can specify the Stream Queue Name (the name of the queue to deliver streamed messages to) and the Stream Queue QoS, which can be set to Best Effort (this default setting avoids affecting delivery of the original message) or Must Duplicate (a problem with delivery of the streamed message can prevent delivery of the original message).
After entering all required information, click Ok to create the new queue, or click Schedule to create the queue at a later time (see Scheduling).