MQSeries

Jai Raj Yadav

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 MQSeries

Your Expectations

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MQSeries connects / integrates

applications running on heterogeneous
hardware / software platform through
messaging

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Course Coverage
Introduction to MQSeries
Programming with MQSeries using the MQI
Intercommunication
System administration
Transactional Support
Security in MQSeries
Linking , Bridging and the MQSeries Family

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Introduction to MQSeries

Objectives
•Position messaging and queuing in today's business
environment
•Provide a high-level view of MQSeries functions
•Show breadth of coverage of MQSeries products

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 Islands of Automation
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Program-to-Program Communication
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Synchronous Model
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Asynchronous Model
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Time Independence
Introduction to MQSeries

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 The Three Styles of Communication
Introduction to MQSeries

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 MQI Calls
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Messages
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Local and Remote Queues
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Messaging Means Less Networking
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Parallel Processing
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Client / Server
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Triggering
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Data integrity
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Security
Introduction to MQSeries

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 MQSeries Client
Introduction to MQSeries

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 Introduction to MQSeries - Summary

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 Introduction to MQSeries
Exercise
1. Mqseries uses an interface for programs to access resources
called :
a. The Program-to-Program API
b. The Message Queue Interface
c. The synchronous model
d. Triggering
2. Mqseries only supports messaging and queuing in an
asynchronous environment. T F
3. A Message consists of :
a. Application data
b. An Mqseries trailer
c. A sequrity header
d. A message descriptor
e. All of above

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Exercise
4. All Mqseries messagaes will have at least one header . It is
the :-ed :
a. MQXQH (Transmission header)
b. MQDLK (Dead letter header)
c. MQMD (Message descripter)
d. MQTH (Trigger header)

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 Programming with MQSeries - The MQI
Unit 2

Objectives
• Introduce each MQI call
• Provide high-level understanding of the
use of each call

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The MQI Philosophy

• Simple CALL interface

• Limited number of calls
• Rich in function
• Sensible default and initial values
• Supplied include files and copy files for
the definitions of:
• Structures
• Constants
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Examples

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MQCONN Call

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MQCONNX Call

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Remote Queue Manager

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MQOPEN Call

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MQCLOSE Call

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MQDISC Call

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MQPUT Call

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MQGET Call

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Get Message Options

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MQPUT1 Call

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MQINQ Call

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MQSET Call

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Additional MQI Calls

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 MQI Additional Details

• Gain understanding of some MQI

details
• Consider uses for some MQSeries
functions
• Note some Version 5 functions

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 MQI Additional Details
Some Fields in the Message Descriptor

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 MQI Additional Details
Message Persistence

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 MQI Additional Details
Retrieval in Priority Order

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Message and Correlation Identifiers
• Two fields in the message descriptor
• MsgId, message identifier
• May be specified by an application or
generated by the
• queue manager
• CorrelId, correlation identifier
• In a reply message, it is normally copied from
the MsgId
• of the original message
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 MQI Additional Details
Retrieving Messages Using Selection Criteria

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 MQI Additional Details
Responses and Reports

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 MQI Additional Details
Expiry

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 MQI Additional Details
Message Group

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 MQI Additional Details
Message Segmentation

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 MQI Additional Details
Distribution List

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 MQI Additional Details - Unit 2
Summary
• Limited number of MQI verbs offer great
capability
• MQI calls are portable
• MQSeries message queuing interface allows
programs to
– exert control over delivery of messages
– Status reports about message delivery can
be requested
• Version 5 products offer more functions

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Exercise
1. The additional parameter used in MQCONNX is :-
a. Queue manager name
b. Connection handle
c. Connecton option
2. MQSET lets you change all the attributes of Queues only. T
F
3. You must use MQOPEN before using (select all that apply) :
a. MQGET
b. MQINQ
c.MQPUT1
d. MQCLOSE
e. all the above

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Exercise
4. The messages will be recovered when a queue manager is
restarted if they are :-
a. Saved by operator
b. Persistent
c. High priority messages
d. Retrieved using MSGID and CORRELLID
5. A message group is made up of (select all that apply) :
a. One or more physical messages
b. One or more logical messages
c. Only one logical message but several physical messages
d. All of the above

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 MQSeries Unit 3

Objectives
• Describe message channel and message channel
agent (MCA)
• Understand the basis of transmission queue
• Describe routing techniques
• Describe method of triggering channels
• List and describe components of distributed queuing
• Understand various distributed queuing techniques
• Consider extensions available to increase distributed
• queuing functions

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The Message Channel

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Types of Channels

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Transmission Queues

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Starting a Channel

•By an
operator
•By ttrigger
when
messages
arrive
•Applications
starting the
channel
•Can be
started from
network

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 Intercommunion
Stopping Channels

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 Intercommunion
Remote Queues

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 Intercommunion
Message Concentration

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 Intercommunion
Message Segregation

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Multiple Hops

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Channel Exits

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Application Data Conversion

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Channel Attributes

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MQSeries Queue Manager Clusters

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MQI Channels

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 Intercommunion -Summary

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Exercise

1. Which of the following not required for remote queuing

between two queue managers ?
a. A delivery mechanism across the link
b. A protocol between two channels
c. A remote queue definition
d. A transmission queue
2. MQSeries channels must always come in pairs. T F
3. A transmission Q is special queue that needs to be defined. T
F
4. Which of the following are valid cahnnel types (MCA) that can
send data held in transmission queue ?
A. Sender B. Receiver C. Requester D. Server

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 System Administration

Objectives
• List system administration interfaces for MQSeries
• Explain concepts of logging and recovery
• Describe some of the common features of
MQSeries

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Administration Tasks

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MQSeries for OS/390 Administration Interfaces

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Queue Storage Management

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 System Administration
The Log and Bootstrap Data Sets

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 System Administration
MQSeries for AS/400 Administration Interfaces

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Journaling and Recovery

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Administration on OS/2 and UNIX Systems

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Administration on Windows NT Systems

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Logging and Recovery

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Summary

• MQSeries uses installation facilities of

operating system.
• All MQSeries platforms share much
common principles
• Proper management of logging and
recovery ensures a robust commercial
messaging environment

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Quiz
1. MQSeries installation uses system specific procedure for
installation :
T F
2. The first queue manager created on a system will be the default ;
T F
3. Logging is used in following queue managers :
a. MQSeries for OS/390
b. MQSeries for OS/2 Warp
c. MQSeries for HP-UX
d. MQSeries for AS/400, UNIX, Windows NT, and OS/2
e. MQSeries for AIX
4. On Windows NT 5.1 and higher queue managers, which of of the
following interfaces are available for administration :

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Quiz
4. On Windows NT 5.1 and higher queue managers, which of of
the following interfaces are available for administration :
a. ISPF panels
b. MQSeries explorer
c. Management from an MQI client
d. Web administrstion
e. STRMQMADM

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 Transactional Support

Objective
• Describe how MQSeries acts as a resource
manager
• Explain how and when MQSeries acts as a
transaction manager
• Consider programming implications of unit of
work processing

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Unit of Work

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Resource Manager

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Transaction Manager

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MQGET within Syncpoint Control

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MQPUT within Syncpoint Control

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Coordinating Local Units of Work

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Internal Coordination of Global Units of Work

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Database Coordination
• Supported database managers
– MQSeries for AIX, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris
• DB2 and Oracle
– MQSeries for OS/2 Warp and Windows NT
• DB2
• Restrictions
– An MQSeries client cannot participate in a global unit of work
– Only one queue manager may participate in a global unit of work
– Normally, updates to MQSeries and database resources must be
made on the same system
– However, a database server may be on a different system
provided it can supply an XA-compliant client feature

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 Transactional Support
MQSeries for OS/390 RRS Support

Recoverable Resource Manager Service

(RRS)

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 Transactional Support - Summary

• MQSeries allows for messages to

participate in unit of work processing
• MQSeries is a resource manager
• MQSeries can be a transaction
manager in some cases
• Consider unit of work processing in
application design

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QUIZ
1. With in a unit of work changes are atomic T F
2. An MQPUT within a syncpoint control means :
a. Messages are not placed on a queue until the commit.
b. Messages are placed on the queue and the “getting” program needs to check the
sysncpoint flag.
c. Messages are placed on the queue but are not available to the “getting” program
until after the commit.
3. MQSeries clients can use global unit of work processing. T F
4. Global unit of work are supported for Oracle on which of the
following :
a. MQSeries for HP-UX b. MQSeries for Windows NT c. MQSeries for AIX
d. MQSeries for OS/390 e. MQSeries for Sun Solaris

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 MQSeries Security

Objectives
• Describe security features of MQSeries
platforms
• Consider which features are appropriate
in a given environment
• Explain MQSeries' role regarding
security within and across enterprises

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Security Goals

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Components
• IBM Security Architecture
– SC28-8135 A Model for Securing Information Systems
• Contents
• Services
– Functions provided (for example - write-protect)
• Mechanisms
– Products and tools to implement the services (for example- OAM,
RACF))
• Objects
– Resources to be protected (for example - queues)
• Management
– Setup and maintenance of security functions and disciplines

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Security Services

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Implementation

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Security in MQSeries

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API Security
• Queue Security
– User IDs
– Options
• Process Security
• Namelist Security
• Context Security
– MQOPEN/MQPUT1
• Alternate User Security

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Command Security
• When command is issued
• Based on User ID
– Command Security
• May this user issue this command (for example
-DISPLAY QUEUE)
– Command Resource Security
• May this user change this resource (for
example -DELETE QLOCAL('Payroll')

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Message Context

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User IDs

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Remote Access

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MCA Security Exit

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Management and Audit

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Security Support

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Example - 1

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Example - 2

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 MQSeries Security - Summary

• MQSeries uses security management

capabilities available on platform
• Access control is main thrust of
MQSeries' participation
• MQSeries administrator generally must
work with security administrator to
ensure proper implementation

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 Linking , Bridging and the MQSeries Family

Objectives

• List various links and bridges used with MQSeries

• Describe benefits of various links and bridges
• List other functions and products that make up the
MQSeries family
• Describe the benefits of those functions and products

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The IMS Bridge

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The CICS DPL Bridge

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The CICS 3270 Bridge

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The LotusScript Extension

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The Enterprise Integrator

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The Link for R/3

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The Internet Gateway

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Java Configurations

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MQSeries Pub/Sub

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MQSeries Integrator

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MQSeries Workflow

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Summary

• MQSeries' use of links and bridges allows

greater access throughout an enterprise
• Links and bridges permit non-MQSeries
environments to communicate using assured
delivery of MQSeries
• Pub/Sub eases the eases distribution of
messages of messages
• MQSeries Integrator and MQSeries Workflow
extend the MQSeries family of products
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The MQSeries Platforms

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Any Question

Thank you

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