Manage IBM MQ Monitoring Agent
Take control of IBM MQ management with Nodinite. On this page, you will:
- ✅ Take secure remote actions on IBM MQ queues, channels, listeners, and managers
- ✅ Configure thresholds and automate alerts for rapid issue resolution
- ✅ Empower support teams with a self-service portal and role-based access
- ✅ Minimize risk and ensure compliance with audit logging
- ✅ Seamlessly resolve issues detected by monitoring
Nodinite's IBM MQ Management Agent empowers teams to take secure, compliant action on IBM MQ resources. This page details how to use remote actions, configuration, and audit logging to resolve issues detected by monitoring. For monitoring features and actionable insights, see Monitoring IBM MQ.
Experience seamless IBM MQ management with Nodinite. Instantly unlock real-time visibility, proactive monitoring, and secure automation for your entire MQ landscape—no complex setup or risky server access required. Nodinite empowers every team to act faster, stay compliant, and keep business running smoothly.
Diagram: Users interact with Nodinite Web Client to monitor and manage all IBM MQ resources securely and efficiently.
Experience seamless IBM MQ management with Nodinite. Instantly unlock real-time visibility, proactive monitoring, and secure automation for your entire MQ landscape—no complex setup or risky server access required. Nodinite empowers every team to act faster, stay compliant, and keep business running smoothly.
For monitoring features and actionable insights, see Monitoring IBM MQ.
How Monitoring and Management Work Together:
Monitoring detects issues and provides actionable alerts.
Management enables users to resolve issues using secure remote actions.
All actions are logged for compliance and audit.
Role-based access ensures only authorized users can take action. On this page, you will:
- ✅ Gain real-time visibility into IBM MQ queues, channels, listeners, and queue managers
- ✅ Detect bottlenecks and automate alerts for rapid issue resolution
- ✅ Empower support teams with secure remote actions and self-service portal
- ✅ Minimize risk by limiting high-access rights and attack vectors
- ✅ Ensure compliance with audit logging and centralized management
With Nodinite's advanced role-based access control, you decide exactly who can monitor, manage, and resolve MQ issues. Grant your support, operations, and business teams tailored permissions—so everyone gets the access they need, and nothing more. This means:
| Application Management Team | IT Operations | Business |
|---|---|---|
| Rapidly resolve message backlogs and integration issues | Full control and secure remote actions | Timely alerts on failed or missing transactions |
With Nodinite's advanced role-based access control, you decide exactly who can monitor, manage, and resolve MQ issues. Grant your support, operations, and business teams tailored permissions—so everyone gets the access they need, and nothing more. This means:
- Application Management Teams can quickly address message backlogs and keep integrations flowing
- IT Operations stay in control with full visibility and secure remote actions
- Business users receive timely alerts on failed or missing transactions—without direct server access
Typical Workflow:
Monitor IBM MQ resources and receive automated alerts for issues (Monitoring IBM MQ)
Use remote actions and management features (this page) to resolve problems directly from the monitoring view
All actions are logged for compliance and audit
Role-Based Access: With Nodinite, you control who can monitor, manage, and resolve MQ issues. Assign permissions to support, operations, and business teams for secure, tailored access. See [User access to IBM MQ monitoring][User access to IBM MQ monitoring] for details.
Monitoring Features
You can manage:
See Monitoring IBM MQ user guide for additional details about IBM MQ Monitoring.
- Perform Edit thresholds operation on queues
- Perform Purge operation on the selected queue
- Perform List Messages to view content currently on selected queue
Categories
The various monitoring capabilities for the IBM MQ Monitoring Agent are expressed as Resources and are grouped by Categories. The list of Categories is provided Monitoring Agent. The following named Categories are provided by the IBM MQ Monitoring Agent.
- Monitoring queues - Make sure your queues do not fill up and get alerts before aging messages become a business problem
- Monitoring channels
- Monitoring client connections
- Monitoring listeners
- Monitoring queue managers
IBM MQ Monitoring Agent categories overview.
The IBM MQ Monitoring Agent supports the execution of remote actions on resources using the Nodinite Web Client tool or by programmatically calling the Web API. To execute remote actions some Prerequisites must be satisfied.
The user must be logged on to Nodinite using a Windows Credential. The user must also be assigned a Monitor View with Resources from this agent where Remote Actions are allowed. See Add or manage Monitor View for more details.
Remote Configuration
The IBM MQ Monitoring Agent is configured using Remote Configuration further detailed in the Configuration user guide.
Remote Actions for Queues
The following remote Actions are available to users from Monitor Views with filtered IBM MQ Resources where remote actions are allowed:
Example of available Remote Actions for IBM MQ Queues.
List Messages
You can list all messages on IBM MQ Queues (valid for all types of queues). Click on the List Messages menu item to open a modal with a paged list of messages on the selected queue.
Example of List Messages Action Menu Item.
A modal will open with a paged list of messages on the selected queue.
Example of messages in a paged list on selected queue.
Within this modal, you can view many common properties for each message and you can also further perform the following Actions:
- Reload - Updates the list of messages
- Download - Download individual message
- Remove Removes the selected message
- Save all as .zip - Download all messages as .zip file
Note
Use this operation with caution and only when there is a limited amount of large messages on the queue.
Within the modal, you can also expand the Evaluation thresholds accordion to view the current configuration for the selected queue.
Example of viweing the evaluation thresholds for selected queue.
Download message
You can Download messages individually by clicking on the Download menu item on a row.
Example of downloading an individual message.
Save all as .zip
You can Download all messages messages clicking on the Save all as .Zip button.
Example of downloading all messages as a .zip file.
Info
If the queue has get inhibited then this button is not visible at all since messages cannot be downloaded anyway. Also, if the queue is empty then this button is not visible.
Remove
You can Remove messages individually by clicking on the Remove menu item on a row.
Option to remove message.
After you click you must either confirm or abort the remove operation.
The User needs to either confirm or abort the pending remove operation.
The MessageId is presented as a base 64 encoded string
Purge Queue
You can remove all messages on a queue by clicking on the Purge menu item.
Option to remove all messages on selected queue.
Edit thresholds
You can override global thresholds by setting specific settings for each queue. Select the Edit thresholds.
You can manage thresholds for the maximum number of allowed messages and/or maximum allowed age for the first message on the queue.
Timespan evaluation
Uses the age of the first message on the queue for evaluation.
| State | Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warning TimeSpan | Timespan 00:05:00 (5 minutes) | The age of first message on the queue to trigger Warning alert | |
| Error TimeSpan | Timespan 01:10:00 (1 hour 10 minutes) | The age of first message on the queue to trigger Error alert |
Fixed Number evaluation
| State | Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warning Count | integer | The number of messages to go above on the queue to trigger Warning alert | |
| Error Count | integer | The number of messages to go above on the queue to trigger Error alert |
Quota evaluation
| State | Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warning Count | integer | The number of messages to go above on the queue to trigger Warning alert | |
| Error Count | integer | The number of messages to go above on the queue to trigger Error alert |
Individual settings for the selected queue.
Log Audits
All operations you and other Users perform are logged to the Nodinite Audit Log, ensuring you stay compliant with policies and applicable regulations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find more solutions and answers in the Nodinite IBM MQ Monitoring Agent FAQ and the Troubleshooting user guide.
How do monitoring and management work together?
Monitoring detects issues and provides actionable alerts. Management enables users to resolve those issues using secure remote actions. See Monitoring IBM MQ for details.
How do I grant users access to IBM MQ management?
See [User access to IBM MQ monitoring][User access to IBM MQ monitoring] for details on permissions and role-based access.
How do I resolve issues detected during monitoring?
Use remote actions and management features (this page) to resolve problems directly from the monitoring view. All actions are logged for compliance.
How do I enable monitoring and management for IBM MQ?
Enable monitoring of one or more IBM MQ Queue Managers as described in the Configuration page. Then use the management features on this page to take action.
Next Step
Monitoring IBM MQ – See actionable monitoring features and remote actions Remote Configuration of the agent
Related Topics
- Prerequisites
- Categories
- Remote Actions
- Monitoring Agents
- Monitoring IBM MQ
- [User access to IBM MQ monitoring][User access to IBM MQ monitoring]