Introduction to z/OS Basics

Chapter 15: WebSphere MQ

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Chapter objectives
Be able to:
Explain why messaging and queuing is used Describe the asynchronous flow of messages Explain the function of a queue manager List three zSeries-related adapters

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Key terms in this chapter

local queue
channel message-driven MQI asynchronous application

dead-letter queue
QM remote queue syncpoint

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Synchronous communication model

B
MQI

MQI

1 eue Qu 2 eue Qu
MQI

MQI

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Asynchronous communication model

B
MQI

MQI

1 eue u Q 2 eue Qu

MQI

MQI

A C

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Styles of Communication
Conversational

Program A

Program B

Program A

Call and return

Program Program A A

Program A

Messaging

Program B

Program C

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Messages
Types of messages:
Datagram Request Reply Report

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Queue Manager
Program DB2 Data

Program Queue manager Messages

Program

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Message Queue Interface (MQI)

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Message layout

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Queue types
System 1 System 2

Program A

Program B

Program C

MQPUT Q2

MQPUT Q1

MQGET Q1

MQGET Q2

MQI

Queue manager

Queue manager

QX

Q1 Network - MCA

Q2 DLQ

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Channels
Program 1 get put Program 2 get put

MQI
Local Q2 Remote Q1 Local Q1

MQI
Remote Q2

QMA

XmitQ QMB

QMB

XmitQ QMA

Channel QMB.QMA Receiver

Channel QMA.QMB Sender

Channel QMB.QMB Receiver

Channel QMB.QMA Sender

Network

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Security
Local Queue Manager

MCA

MCA

MQMD

Application Data

Remote Queue Manager

USERID Context

Database

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Data Integrity
Synchronous model Write Send 2-phasa commit Unit of work

DB

Receive Write Syncpoint

DB

Syncpoint

DB

Write

Asynchronous model

q
Unit of work 1 Put Syncpoint

Get Write Syncpoint Unit of work 3

q DB
Unit of work 2

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Travel agency example revisited

Car MQPUT MQPUT CAR RENTAL MQPUT FLIGHT MQPUT HOTEL Car rental

Flight

MQPUT Reply-to queue Hotel

Flight

MQPUT

Hotel MQGET Reply-to-queue

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Interfacing to WebSphere MQ
MQ is available on many platforms
On z/OS it has interfacing to:
CICS

IMS
Batch or TSO

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MQ functions
Common application programming interface (MQI) Assured delivery: messages do not get lost and they arrive only once

No synchronous access needed

Message driven application Quicker development due to shielding of the network

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Summary
Messaging and queuing enables communication between applications on different platforms. WebSphere MQ is an example of software that manages messaging and queuing in the mainframe and other environments. With messaging, programs communicate by through messages, rather than by calling each other directly. With queuing, messages are retained on queues in storage, so that programs can run independently of each other (asynchronously).

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