Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Administration Guide

Preface

This Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Administration Guide provides background and information needed by system administrators to set up and manage a Sun GlassFish Message Queue messaging system.

This preface consists of the following sections:

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for administrators and application developers who need to perform Message Queue administrative tasks. A Message Queue administrator is responsible for setting up and managing a Message Queue messaging system, especially the message broker at the heart of the system.

Before You Read This Book

Before reading this guide, you should read the Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Technical Overview to become familiar with the Message Queue implementation of the Java Message Service specification, with the components of the Message Queue service, and with the basic process of developing, deploying, and administering a Message Queue application.

How This Book Is Organized

Table P–1 describes the contents of this manual.

Table P–1 Book Contents

Chapter/Appendix 

Description 

Part I, Introduction to Message Queue Administration

Chapter 1, Administrative Tasks and Tools

Introduces Message Queue administrative tasks and tools.  

Chapter 2, Quick-Start Tutorial

Provides a hands-on tutorial to acquaint you with the Message Queue Administration Console.  

Part II, Administrative Tasks

Chapter 3, Starting Brokers and Clients

Describes how to start the Message Queue broker and clients.  

Chapter 4, Configuring a Broker

Describes how configuration properties are set and read, and gives an introduction to the configurable aspects of the broker.  

Chapter 5, Managing a Broker

Describes broker management tasks.  

Chapter 6, Configuring and Managing Connection Services

Describes configuration and management tasks relating to the broker's connection services.  

Chapter 7, Managing Message Delivery

Describes how to create and manage physical destinations and manage other aspects of message delivery.  

Chapter 8, Configuring Persistence Services

Describes how to set up a file-based or JDBC-based data store to perform persistence services.  

Chapter 9, Configuring and Managing Security Services

Describes security-related tasks, such as managing password files, authentication, authorization, and encryption.  

Chapter 10, Configuring and Managing Broker Clusters

Describes how to set up and manage a cluster of Message Queue brokers.  

Chapter 11, Managing Administered Objects

Describes the object store and shows how to perform tasks related to administered objects (connection factories and destinations).  

Chapter 13, Monitoring Broker Operations

Describes how to set up and use Message Queue monitoring facilities.  

Chapter 14, Analyzing and Tuning a Message Service

Describes techniques for analyzing and optimizing message service performance.  

Chapter 15, Troubleshooting

Provides suggestions for determining the cause of common Message Queue problems and the actions you can take to resolve them.  

Part III, Reference

Chapter 16, Command Line Reference

Provides syntax and descriptions for Message Queue command line utilities.  

Chapter 17, Broker Properties Reference

Describes the configuration properties of Message Queue message brokers.  

Chapter 18, Physical Destination Property Reference

Describes the configuration properties of physical destinations.  

Chapter 19, Administered Object Attribute Reference

Describes the configuration properties of administered objects (connection factories and destinations).  

Chapter 20, JMS Resource Adapter Property Reference

Describes the configuration properties of the Message Queue Resource Adapter for use with an application server.  

Chapter 21, Metrics Information Reference

Describes the metric information that a Message Queue message broker can provide for monitoring, turning, and diagnostic purposes. . 

Chapter 22, JES Monitoring Framework Reference

Lists Message Queue attributes that are accessible by means of the JavaTM Enterprise System Monitoring Framework (JESMF).

Part IV, Appendixes

Appendix A, Distribution-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data

Lists the locations of Message Queue files on each supported platform.  

Appendix B, Stability of Message Queue Interfaces

Describes the stability of various Message Queue interfaces.  

Appendix C, HTTP/HTTPS Support

Describes how to set up and use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for Message Queue communication.

Appendix D, JMX Support

Describes Message Queue’s administrative support for client programs using the Java Management Extensions (JMX) application programming interface

Appendix E, Frequently Used Command Utility Commands

Lists some frequently used Message Queue Command utility (imqcmd) commands.

Documentation Conventions

This section describes the following conventions used in Message Queue documentation:

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–2 Typographic Conventions

Typeface 

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output 

machine_name% su

Password:

aabbcc123

Placeholder: replace with a real name or value 

The command to remove a file is rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

A cache is a copy that is stored locally.

Do not save the file.

Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Symbol Conventions

The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.

Table P–3 Symbol Conventions

Symbol 

Description 

Example 

Meaning 

[ ]

Contains optional arguments and command options. 

ls [-l]

The -l option is not required.

{ | }

Contains a set of choices for a required command option. 

-d {y|n}

The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument.

${ }

Indicates a variable reference. 

${com.sun.javaRoot}

References the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable.

Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes. 

Control-A 

Press the Control key while you press the A key. 

Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes. 

Ctrl+A+N 

Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys. 

-> 

Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface. 

File -> New -> Templates 

From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates. 

Shell Prompt Conventions

The following table shows the conventions used in Message Queue documentation for the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, Korn shell, and for the Windows operating system.

Table P–4 Shell Prompt Conventions

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell on UNIX, Linux, or AIX 

machine-name%

C shell superuser on UNIX, Linux, or AIX 

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell on UNIX, Linux, or AIX 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser on UNIX, Linux, or AIX 

#

Windows command line 

C:\>

Directory Variable Conventions

Message Queue documentation makes use of three directory variables; two of which represent environment variables needed by Message Queue. (How you set the environment variables varies from platform to platform.)

The following table describes the directory variables that might be found in this book and how they are used. When installed from the IPS (pkg(5)) image distribution, Message Queue is installed in a directory referred to as mqInstallHome, and some of the directory variables in Table P–5 reference this mqInstallHome directory.


Note –

In this book, directory variables are shown without platform-specific environment variable notation or syntax (such as $IMQ_HOME on UNIX). Non-platform-specific path names use UNIX directory separator (/) notation.


Table P–5 Directory Variable Conventions

Variable 

Description 

IMQ_HOME

Message Queue home directory, if any:  

  • For installations from the IPS image distribution on any platform, IMQ_HOME denotes the directory mqInstallHome/mq, where mqInstallHome is specified when you install Message Queue.

  • For installations from Solaris SVR4 packages, IMQ_HOME is unused.

  • For installations from Linux RPM packages, IMQ_HOME is unused.

IMQ_VARHOME

Directory in which Message Queue temporary or dynamically created configuration and data files are stored; IMQ_VARHOME can be explicitly set as an environment variable to point to any directory or will default as described below:

  • For installations from the IPS image distribution on any platform, IMQ_VARHOME defaults to mqInstallHome/var/mq.

  • For installations from Solaris SVR4 packages, IMQ_VARHOME defaults to /var/imq.

  • For installations from Linux RPM packages, IMQ_VARHOME defaults to /var/opt/sun/mq.

IMQ_JAVAHOME

An environment variable that points to the location of the Java runtime environment (JRE) required by Message Queue executable files:

  • On Solaris, Linux and Windows, Message Queue looks for the latest JDK, but you can optionally set the value of IMQ_JAVAHOME to wherever the preferred JRE resides.

  • On AIX, IMQ_JAVAHOME is set to point to an existing Java runtime when you perform Message Queue installation.

Related Documentation

The information resources listed in this section provide further information about Message Queue in addition to that contained in this manual. The section covers the following resources:

Message Queue Documentation Set

The documents that comprise the Message Queue documentation set are listed in the following table in the order in which you might normally use them. These documents are available through the Sun documentation Web site at

Click “Software,” followed by “Application & Integration Services,” and then “Message Queue.”

For a content reference to topics with the Message Queue documentation set, see the Message Queue Documentation Center at the above location.

Table P–6 Message Queue Documentation Set

Document 

Audience 

Description 

Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Technical Overview

Developers and administrators 

Describes Message Queue concepts, features, and components. 

Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Release Notes

Developers and administrators 

Includes descriptions of new features, limitations, and known bugs, as well as technical notes. 

Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Administration Guide

Administrators, also recommended for developers 

Provides background and information needed to perform administration tasks using Message Queue administration tools. 

Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Developer’s Guide for Java Clients

Developers 

Provides a quick-start tutorial and programming information for developers of Java client programs using the Message Queue implementation of the JMS or SOAP/JAXM APIs. 

Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Developer’s Guide for C Clients

Developers 

Provides programming and reference documentation for developers of C client programs using the Message Queue C implementation of the JMS API (C-API). 

Sun GlassFish Message Queue 4.4 Developer’s Guide for JMX Clients

Administrators 

Provides programming and reference documentation for developers of JMX client programs using the Message Queue JMX API. 

Java Message Service (JMS) Specification

The Message Queue message service conforms to the Java Message Service (JMS) application programming interface, described in the Java Message Service Specification. This document can be found at the URL

JavaDoc

JMS and Message Queue API documentation in JavaDoc format is included in your Message Queue installation at the locations shown in Table P–7, depending on your installation method. This documentation can be viewed in any HTML browser. It includes standard JMS API documentation as well as Message Queue–specific APIs.

Table P–7 JavaDoc Locations

Installation Method 

Location 

IPS image 

IMQ_HOME/javadoc/index.html [IMQ_HOME is the Message Queue home directory.]

Solaris SVR4 packages 

/usr/share/javadoc/imq/index.html

Linux RPM packages 

/opt/sun/mq/javadoc/index.html

Example Client Applications

Message Queue provides a number of example client applications to assist developers.

Example Java Client Applications

Example Java client applications are located in the following directories, depending on installation method. See the README files located in these directories and their subdirectories for descriptive information about the example applications.

Installation Method 

Location 

IPS image 

IMQ_HOME/examples [IMQ_HOME is the Message Queue home directory.]

Solaris SVR4 packages 

/usr/demo/imq

Linux RPM packages 

/opt/sun/mq/examples

Example C Client Programs

Example C client applications are located in the following directories, depending on installation method. See the README files located in these directories and their subdirectories for descriptive information about the example applications.

Installation Method 

Location 

IPS image 

IMQ_HOME/examples/C [IMQ_HOME is the Message Queue home directory.]

Solaris SVR4 packages 

/opt/SUNWimq/demo/C

Linux RPM packages 

/opt/sun/mq/examples/C

Example JMX Client Programs

Example Java Management Extensions (JMX) client applications are located in the following directories, depending on installation method. See the README files located in these directories and their subdirectories for descriptive information about the example applications.

Installation Method 

Location 

IPS image 

IMQ_HOME/examples/jmx [IMQ_HOME is the Message Queue home directory.]

Solaris SVR4 packages 

/opt/SUNWimq/demo/imq/jmx

Linux RPM packages 

/opt/sun/mq/examples/jmx

Online Help

Online help is available for the Message Queue command line utilities; for details, see Chapter 16, Command Line Reference for details. The Message Queue graphical user interface (GUI) administration tool, the Administration Console, also includes a context-sensitive help facility; see the section “Administration Console Online Help” in Chapter 2, Quick-Start Tutorial.

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