WebSphere MQ System Design

AUDIENCE: The course is designed for IT Architects and those responsible for designing the MQ Infrastructure, it is not intended for Administrators or Application Programmers.
PREREQUISITES: No previous knowledge of MQ at any level is required.
DURATION: 2 days. Hands on.

OBJECTIVES: The course is designed to teach how to design simple and sophisticated systems using WebSphere MQ. The course can be delivered for a specific platform, or can cover all platforms, and the contents adjusted accordingly, up to Version 7 of MQ. An overview of the MQ Broker product is also provided, where necessary.
On Completion delegates will be able to:
- Understand the terms and terminology involved in the MQ product.
- Gain an appreciation of the objects available at their disposal.
- Design a sound and efficient MQ messaging environment.

COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction to message queues
Types of MQ system
Objects
Queue Manager
Queues
Messages
Namelist
Process Definition
Channels
Message Channel Agent
Message Queue Interface

Types of queue
Local/Remote/Model/Alias

Types of Message
Datagram/Request/Reply/Report
Persistent/Non Persistent
Poison Messages
Sending a message to a Remote Queue
Message Hopping
Practical Exercise

The Dead Letter Queue
Reasons why a message should/not appear
Creation
Dead Letter Queue Handler
Dead Letter Queue Handler Set of Rules File
Practical Exercise

Triggering
Every
First
Depth
Trigger Requirements
Setting a Trigger
Initiation queue
Trigger Monitor
Triggered Process
The arrival of a message

CLUSTERS
Repository
Subscriptions and Publications
Cluster Sender & Receiver Channels
Affinity
Binding
Clwluseq
User Exits
Netpry
Ranking
Weighing
Adding to a cluster
Various Cluster Commands
Alias and Remote Queue Definitions
Overlapping Clusters
Removing

SECURITY
Access Control
OAM(OBJECT AUTHORITY MANAGER)
MCA Exits
Message Context
API Crossing Exit
SSL
MESSAGE BROKER OVERVIEW
ACCOUNTING