1) What are MQ Tuning Parameters?

2) How to enable auto-definition of channel definitions

3) How to remove a QM from a cluster
4) What exactly happens when you issue SUSPEND QM
5) What exactly happens when you add a QM to cluster
6) How do you identify MQ active logs
7) What do you do when channel goes to RETRY
8) Why does a channel go to RETRY state
9) How do you configure SSL for MQ
10) Location of log directories
11) How to take MQ backup
12) How is recovery different in circular logging and linear logging
13) How to identify, how many logs are required for QM archiving
14) What is MQ Syncpoint
15) What is MQ checkpoint
16) What is Kernel tuning for MQ installation
17) How to check if you need to commit or rollback a transaction from sequence nos available in
channel status
18) How many types of logs are available in MQ
19) How to find the transactions within the UoW
20 ) How many minimum sender-rcvr chnls r reqd for 4 QMs in cluster
21 ) How to define QM Alias
22) What are Remote events (Not Auth EV, Q Full, Q Srvc Int Ev, Bridge Started Ev,
Unknown xmit Q Ev)
Outstanding UoW (Show EOW, DSPMQTRN, RSVMQTRN, DSPMQTRC, RCDMQINQ)
checkpoint information (AMQHLCTL.lfh, AMQCHLCL.tab, AMQALCHK.fil,
AMQERR01.log, AMQERROR02.log)
2) ANS
1) What are MQ Tuning Parameters?
Ans)
Windows
Windows does not use the QM.INI but holds the information in the registry.
TuningParameters can be added by using
amqmdain –r TOGHILL -c add –s TuningParameters –v DefaultQBufferSize=128000.
The Queue manager may need to be started with STRMQM rather than with the Graphical
panels.
When an Empty Queue is Opened, only part of the ‘Buffers’ are allocated, the rest being
obtained as additional messages reside on the Queue so any storage analysis needs to be
undertaken while the system is messaging.
Here is an example QM.INI file showing the tuning parameters. You should add these tuning
stanza lines after the queue manager has been created.
#*******************************************************************#
#* Module Name: qm.ini *#
#* Type : WebSphere MQ queue manager configuration file *#
# Function : Define the configuration of a single queue manager *#
#* *#
#*******************************************************************#
#* Notes : *#
#* 1) This file defines the configuration of the queue manager *#
#* *#
#*******************************************************************#
ExitPath:
ExitsDefaultPath=/var/mqm/exits/
#*
#* *#
Log:
LogPrimaryFiles=3
LogSecondaryFiles=2
LogFilePages=1024
LogType=CIRCULAR
LogBufferPages=0
LogPath=/var/mqm/log/tstqm/
LogWriteIntegrity=TripleWrite
Service:
Name=AuthorizationService
EntryPoints=10
ServiceComponent:
Service=AuthorizationService
Name=MQSeries.UNIX.auth.service
Module=/opt/mqm/lib/amqzfu
ComponentDataSize=0
TuningParameters:
DefaultQBufferSize=128000

2) How to enable auto-definition of channel definitions

You cannot see automatically-defined channels using the DISPLAY CHANNEL command. To
see the auto-defined channels use the command DISPLAY CLUSQMGR(qmname). You can
also use the command DISPLAY CHSTATUS(channelname) to display the status of the auto-
defined CLUSSDR channel corresponding to the CLUSRCVR channel definition you created.
For more information about these c
2) 3) How to remove a QM from a cluster
To delete a simple queue:
Use the dltmqm command to delete a specified queue manager and all objects associated
with it. Before you can delete a queue manager you must end it using the endmqm
command.
To delete a QM cluster:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv6/v6r0/index.jsp?
topic=/com.ibm.mq.csqzah.doc/qc12140_.htm
• 1. Modify the full repository queue manager REPOS and REPOSNL attributes
o set the REPOS and REPOSNL attributes to blank.
• 2. Check that the REPOS and REPOSNL changes have been propagated
o DIS CLUSQMGR(TORONTO) QMTYPE
• 3. Suspend queue manager TORONTO
SUSPEND QMGR CLUSTER(INVENTORY)
• 4. Check that queue manager TORONTO has been suspended
o DIS CLUSQMGR(TORONTO) SUSPEND
• 5. Remove the CLUSRCVR channel definition
o ALTER CHANNEL(TO.TORONTO) CHLTYPE(CLUSRCVR) CLUSTER(' ')
• 6. Stop the CLUSRCVR channel at TORONTO
o STOP CHANNEL(TO.TORONTO)
o Later, to tidy up, you will probably want to delete the channel:
o DELETE CHANNEL(TO.TORONTO)
o
• 7. Delete the CLUSSDR channel definition
o STOP CHANNEL(TO.NEWYORK)
o and then delete it:
o DELETE CHANNEL(TO.NEWYORK)
o
• 8. Issue the REFRESH CLUSTER command
REFRESH CLUSTER(INVENTORY) REPOS(YES)
REFRESH CLUSTER(INVENTORY)
3) What exactly happens when you issue SUSPEND QM
When you issue this command, other queue managers are advised that they should refrain
from sending messages to TORONTO.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv6/v6r0/index.jsp?
topic=/com.ibm.mq.csqzah.doc/qc12140_.htm
5) What exactly happens when you add a QM to cluster
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv6/v6r0/index.jsp?
topic=/com.ibm.mq.csqzah.doc/qc12140_.htm
• 1. Determine which full repository PARIS should refer to first
• 2. Define a CLUSRCVR channel on queue manager PARIS
• 3. Define a CLUSSDR channel on queue manager PARIS
 • 4. Issue the REFRESH CLUSTER command
6) How do you identify MQ active logs
http://documents.bmc.com/products/documents/62/63/26263/26263/index.htm

QUESTIONS

1) Assume u are architecting a project. You are working for a mobile app company. In the project
you have to process all the sms sent to a particular number and count the number of sms sent
per day and generate report at 6Pm. How would u architect this solution?

2) what would the ER diagram and the data flow diagram consists for the above scenario? Give
the entities and relationship if any for your soln.

3) For the above scenario do u think you should use Webspehere integration developer?

4) If you intend to use process server for the above scenario then would u use mediation
module or create bpel process?

6) Lets go back few decades and assume that there is no JDBC or ODBC driver. There is this new
database and you have to extract the data from database and display it in an HTML page. How
would you do it?

7) Can xslt alone or with other technolgy, be used to store and retrieve data from a database?

8) What is the performance of a MQ database node over a MQ database insert node?

9) As an architect When yould you go for a jms based approach to connect two systems and
when would you go for a pure MQ based approach?

10) What is syncpoints, save points ?

11) what is AIA in oracle technology?

12) As an architect give a scenario where you have used http tunneling?

13) what is the difference between ER diagram conceptual, logical and phisical diagrams?

14) What is quality of service and how do u achieve it in projects using MQ, MB and process
server ?
 15) what is transaction propagarion, give a small scenario?

16) Give a use case where u have used a Callback Proxy?

LINKS

Sharing few important links ...

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0402_kalia1/0402_kalia1.html
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/dw/wes/0402_kalia1/0402_kalia1.pdf
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/dw/wes/pdf/0504_belyavsky.pdf
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0506_kalia3b/0506_kalia3b.html
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0702_spriet/0702_spriet.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006694
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006694&aid=1
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0608_piper/0608_piper.html
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/dw/wes/pdf/0506_kalia3b.pdf
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/dw/wes/pdf/0504_belyavsky.pdf
http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/wes/pdf/0504_belyavsky.pdf
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0407_dunn/0407_dunn.html
http://www.softlookup.com/display.asp?id=157266
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/wbimessagebroker/library/6.0/books.html

QUESTIONS

Here r few interview questions in MB. Lets see what is the response from different people.

1) What is the difference between db node and compute node.

2) The WBI adapter for SAP and jdbc . What r the basic steps to work with these nodes.
3) what is a JMS and HTTP node used for.
4) how do u handle faults in mb
5) how do u configure odbc and jdbc in mb nodes. specially compute, db and java node.

6) how do u add external jars in u msg flow? where do u mention the jar information?
7) What is transaction and how do u configure it in mb?
8) what is config manager proxy api?
9) Can u get a handle to a mq node using Congig manager API's?
10) Can u specify classpath in MB?
11) How do u configure mb to work with jtext and jdbc /wbi adapters?
12) what are the parts of the message in its logical structure?
13) what is the difference between the environment and the local environment tree/
14) how do u specify data source in db node?

15) How do u monitor a message flow?

16) what is the command to check the deployed msg flows and to see if they r running or not?

ANS:

1) What is the difference between db node and compute node.

You cant change protocol headers in it... cant access 2/more DSNs

2) The WBI adapter for SAP and jdbc . What r the basic steps to work with these nodes.
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3) what is a JMS and HTTP node used for.

for sending and receiving messages through JMS and HTTP protocol.. heheh

4) how do u handle faults in mb

by catching the exceptions thrown through catch terminal....

5) how do u configure odbc and jdbc in mb nodes. specially compute, db and java node.
by creating DSN at system level...

6) how do u add external jars in u msg flow? where do u mention the jar information?
put the jars in shared classes folder and refer to them in build reference (else u ll have warnings)

7) What is transaction and how do u configure it in mb?

Input / Output etc nodes have transaction option...

8) what is config manager proxy api?

api to access config Mgr repository

9) Can u get a handle to a mq node using Congig manager API's?

i guess YES..

10) Can u specify classpath in MB?

why not... waise not clear with the question

11) How do u configure mb to work with jtext and jdbc /wbi adapters?
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12) what are the parts of the message in its logical structure?
 dint get this one....

13) what is the difference between the environment and the local environment tree/
env tree exists through out the flows.... local env does not... though u can make it to exist

14) how do u specify data source in db node?

in properties...

15) How do u monitor a message flow?

depends on what u wanna monitor.... i/p o/p processing time...

16) what is the command to check the deployed msg flows and to see if they r running or not?
no such command exists... can chk thru CMP API...

12) what are the parts of the message in its logical structure?
Environment,Message,LocalEnvironment,Exception , each of these would again have there
subsequent children

15) How do u monitor a message flow?

mqsichangetrace , mqsireadlog , mqsiformatlog

16) what is the command to check the deployed msg flows and to see if they r running or not?
mqsilist <brokername> -e <execgroup name> --> displays the deployed msgflows , to confirm if they
are running or not if on Unix ps, check task manager for windows, else if your flow starts with a
MQInput Node it should have a Dataflow engine.exe running against the Queue.

9) Can u get a handle to a mq node using Congig manager API's?

I think it is NO.