WA1305 WebSphere MQ C++ Application Programming Course Outline

WA1366 WebSphere MQ System Administration - Advanced Topics Training and Courseware Course Outline

Unit 1 - Introduction and Overview
	Review Admin Concepts Triggering - Review Triggering Concepts Triggering - Review Triggering Concepts - sample definitions on QM01 DQM - Review Distributed Queuing Concepts DQM - Review DQM - Sample definitions Clusters - Review WMQ Clustering Concepts Clusters - Review WMQ Clustering Concepts - cluster objects Clusters - Review Clusters - Sample definitions WMQ Clients - Review WMQ Clients Concepts WMQ Clients - Review WMQ Clients - sample definitions Review Questions

Unit 2 - WMQ DQM – Managing Channels
	WMQ DQM – Review - Review Distributed Queuing Concepts WMQ DQM – Review - Review DQM - Sample definitions Managing WMQ Channels – WMQ Clients Configuring the Client Channel Configuring Client Channel On the client machine - Method 1 Configuring Client Channel - Method 2 Method 2 – using CLNTCONN Method 2 – sample CLNTCONN defined on ANY QMGR Method 2 – sample SVRCONN defined on MQ01 QMGR and MQ04 QMGR Configuring the Client Channel On the Client machine - Method 3 C sample - MQCONNX Java sample - Client connect Managing WMQ Channels – MCA Roles - Basic roles for Message Channel Agents Managing WMQ Channels – MCA Roles - MCA roles and Channel Types Ways of Starting WMQ Channels – Starting MCAs WMQ Channels – Message Flows Batch processing Scratchpad Object WMQ Channels – Channel States Current State & Status Channel State / Statuso Channel Status (1) Channel Status (2) Current / Active Display WMQ Channel Status Display WMQ Channel Status – Samples CURRENT and SAVED status fields WMQ Channels – Using the Channel Initiator WMQ Channels – Stopping them Stopping Channels – Sending End Stopping Channels – Receiving End Stopping Channels – Stop QMGR WMQ Channels – Heartbeat Flows WMQ Channels – In Doubt Resolution Checkpoint WMQ Channels – DQM Labs

Unit 3 - WMQ DQM – Message Routing
	Message Routing - Objectives Elements of message routing Routing destination Routing components Resolving Transmit Queue Name (1) Resolving Transmit Queue Name (2) Direct Connection Single Router Multiple Routers Using Multiple Channels Reply-to Queue Alias Multiple Channel Flows Via Routers Message Routing – Remapping Message Routing - Dead Letter Queue - Using Dead Letter Queue in DQM Using Dead Letter Queue Dead Letter Queue Message Format DLQ Processing o Starting the Dead Letter Queue Handler DLQ Rules file DLQ Rules file - Control Data Keywords Sample Rules File DLQ Handling Considerations Checkpoint

Unit 4 - WMQ Performance and Tuning
	WMQ Performance and Tuning – Objectives WMQ Performance and Tuning – Are we performing Capacity Planning or Tuning? Measure / Evaluate WMQ Performance Identify potential WMQ bottlenecks Components involved in message delivery Application types - 1. Interactive Inquiry Application types - 2. Interactive Transaction Application types - 3. Non-interactive Batch Application types - Consider using Fast Path Binding Application types - Using Trusted (Fast Path Binding) applications Message Size / Persistence Dedicated / Shared Queues Buffers / Disk Space Channels - Channel performance is affected by several factors Channels - Using Trusted (Fast Path Binding) channels Channels - Using MCATYPE(THREAD) vs. MCATYPE(PROCESS) Channels - Using WMQ Listeners vs. inetd Channels - Tuning Parameters Channels - Channel Batch Size Throughput Considerations Channels - Channel Batch Size Throughput Considerations Channels - Channel Batch Size Response Time Considerations Channels - Tuning Parameters Channels - Tuning Parameters - controlling channel limits WMQ Performance - WMQ Monitoring WMQ Monitoring – Concepts Monitoring Events Monitoring Event Queues Queue Manager Events Channel Events Performance Events / Enabling Performance Events Performance Events - Queue Depth Performance Event Messages - PCF Format Performance Event Messages - sample information WMQ Real-time Monitoring Controlling Real-time Monitoring Sample Queue display - Queue data Sample Queue display - Handle data Sample Channel display - partial listing Using the Explorer Real-time Monitoring Sample Explorer Real-time Monitoring Displays WMQ Accounting and Statistics Messages Controlling Accounting Collection Displaying Accounting / Statistics Displaying Accounting / Statistics – Sample commands Sample Accounting Report Sample Accounting Report – Field Indexing Sample Statistics Report Performance and Tuning – Checkpoint Performance and Tuning – Labs WMQ Performance and Tuning Information WMQ Performance and Tuning SupportPacs WMQ Performance and Tuning Information - Extracts from IBM SupportPacs MQSeries – Tuning Queue limits in Version 5 products Tuning Recommendations

Unit 5 - WMQ Security
	WMQ Security – Objectives Major WMQ Security Considerations – Local Security Major WMQ Security Considerations – Remote Security WMQ Access Control - OAM OAM - MQ object permissions OAM - Sample MQ object permissions Message Context Message Context - Sample MQMD Context DQM Security MCA User Ids - Caller MCA User Ids - Responder Setting the Channel user IDs - Channel Default user ID Setting the MCA User IDs - Put authority Access to the Transmission queue WMQ Security - Using WMQ User Exits WMQ User Exit types WMQ Exits – API Exits WMQ API Exits – Exit Set up Message Channel Exits Writing WMQ Message Channel Exits WMQ MQI Channel Exits WMQ Security - Using SSL WMQ Channel Security – Using SSL SSL Handshake Using SSL - Tasks to set up WMQ for SSL ALTER QMGR command DEFINE or ALTER CHANNEL SSL Definitions for WMQ Clients