Removing Brokers

The procedure for removing a broker again varies from one platform to another, as described in the following sections.

Removing a Broker on Solaris or Linux

To remove a broker instance on the Solaris or Linux platform, use the imqbrokerd command with the -remove option. The command format is as follows:

imqbrokerd [options…] -remove instance

For example, if the name of the broker is myBroker, the command would be

imqbrokerd -name myBroker -remove instance

The command deletes the entire instance directory for the specified broker.

If the broker is set up to start automatically at system startup, edit the configuration file /etc/imq/imqbrokerd.conf (Solaris) or /etc/opt/sun/mq/imqbrokerd.conf (Linux) and set the AUTOSTART property to NO.

See Broker Utility for complete information on the syntax, subcommands, and options of the imqbrokerd command. For a quick summary of this information, enter the command

Removing a Windows Broker Service

To remove a broker that is running as a Windows service, use the command

imqcmd shutdown bkr

to shut down the broker, followed by

imqsvcadmin remove

to remove the service.

Alternatively, you can use the Windows Services tool, reached via the Administrative Tools control panel, to stop and remove the broker service.

Restart your computer after removing the broker service.