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| gpklos |
 Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 5:34 am Post subject: MQSeries Monitoring Tools |
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Centurion
Joined: 24 May 2002
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We are currently running MQSeries 5.2 on os390, Windows 2000 and numerous
unix boxes. We have written our own admin tools to create, update, and
delete mq objects. One thing we haven't done is any form of backup of mq
objects. All of our platforms are backed up, but management wants us to
have a way to restore all mq objects in case we would lose the definitions.
How are other shops keeping backups of their mq objects? Does anyone use
homegrown solutions or do you use tools provided by outside vendors? We
thought of just dumping all definitions to a text file using an unload
utility that comes with one of the service packs. Then we could restore
using the text files. Any ideas?
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| bduncan |
| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 6:55 am Post subject: |
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Location: Silicon Valley
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Gary,
That's basically what we've done in the past. One of our engineers actually wrote a REXX script that allowed someone to enter information about the machine (hostname, whether it was a web, application, or database server, queue manager name, etc.) and the script would automatically generate all the necessary mq object definitions in a text file that could be piped into runmqsc to build or rebuild the queue manager. Also, for all current queue managers, the text file we used to generate it would be stored away for safe keeping, so we didn't need to run the rexx script again, just pipe the text file back in. This system seemed to work pretty well, we never really had any issues with it.
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| hjeter |
| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:23 am Post subject: |
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Take a look at MS03: MQSeries save Queue Manager object definitions using PCFs and MS65. These should get you started. On AIX besure to secure copies of the qm.ini and mq.ini files. On Win/2000 this info is stored in the registory.
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| nimconsult |
| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Similar to Brandon's solution, I have used MS Excel to store a logical view of my configuration, and I run a (home-made) VBA script to generate mqsc definitions.
It's one of the many things I am thinking of releasing in the coming months.
I don't like Candle configuration manager (as posted for the same question in another forum) because it gives a physical view and not a logical view of your system.
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| RogerLacroix |
| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2002 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Now that's funny. I always thought Candle's Configuration Manager was the best feature of CCC for MQ. Personally, I thought the monitoring stuff was too convoluted.
The Configuration Manager installed and ran correctly on all supported platforms (compared to the monitor). Well, ok, maybe except for HP-UX - right Jeff. 
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| nimconsult |
| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2002 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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About Candle's configuration manager, it's true that it is a very good tool to easily create and delete objects from a central point, categorize objects, define prototype definitions. You can also "prepare" a configuration and apply it later, or replicate a configuration.
The tool however gives a physical description of your system but not a logical description. I personally use a home-made tool where you describe the logical configuration and generate the physical mqsc definitions.
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| Reconda |
| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2002 5:55 am Post subject: |
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You also could use our solution QN-AppWatch for backing up MQ Objects.
Our product will store the definition in a documented / change controlled log and then is retrievable from QN-AppWatch. Being web-based our solution is lightweight and does not require any desktop software to be installed or upgraded. |
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| Daniel |
| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2002 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| I tried contact admin's MQCOntrol Express, which is free. It has a backup feature. The MQSC function on the queue manager allows to store MQSC script definitions to a file or clipboard. It also has DBbackup which is greyed. This feature is available in their full product. It also has a "copy" function for queues, channels etc. I suggest you try it. |
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