Introduction

IBM WebSphere MQ, now known as IBM MQ, is a messaging middleware that enables applications to communicate with each other, even if they are running on different platforms.

OpsRamp supports monitoring for IBM MQ Software and IBM MQ Appliance.

Prerequisites 

Device must be reachable from gateway.  

IBM MQ Software 

  • IBM MQ Software monitoring through REST API 
  • IBM MQ port should be open, default port is 9443.
  • Administrative privileges are required to monitor IBM MQ applications,
    i.e, MQWebAdmin
  • Create credentials of application type HTTP/HTTPS and assign it on device.
  • Gateway supported versions 8.0.0 and above.

IBM MQ Appliance

  • IBM MQ Appliance monitoring through SNMP 
  • SNMP credentials must be added on device.
  • The device should have support for IBM-MQ-APPLIANCE-STATUS-MIB.

IBM MQ Software (REST API-based)

  1. IBM MQ Software - Queue Manager
  2. IBM MQ Software - Queue Monitoring
  3. IBM MQ Software - Channel Monitoring

IBM MQ Appliance (SNMP-based monitoring)

  1. IBM MQ - Performance
  2. IBM MQ - Hardware



See Troubleshooting section for more information.