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5.4.1.1
Introduction to
WebSphere MQ
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Unit objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
Explain the positioning of messaging and queuing in the current
business environment
Provide a high-level view of WebSphere MQ functions
Describe the breadth of coverage of WebSphere MQ products
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The enterprise IT environment of today
I T environments are increasingly heterogeneous and complex
The role of modern middleware is to integrate and simplify
Transactions
Legacy systems and
applications
Networks
Databases
Intranets
Value chain
extranets
Internet
Customers
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IBM WebSphere reference architecture
Business services
WebSphere Business Monitor
Infrastructure services
Development
services
WebSphere
Business
Integration
Modeler,
WebSphere
Integration
Developer
Management
services
Interaction
services
WebSphere
Portal Server
Process
services
WebSphere
Process Server
Information
services
WebSphere
Information
Integrator
Partner
services
WebSphere
Partner Gateway
Business
application
services
WebSphere
Application Server
Access
services
WBI and
WebSphere
Adapters, HATS
Connectivity services, ESB
WebSphere MQ
WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus,
WebSphere Message Broker
Service registry
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Why are interfaces so expensive to build and maintain?
Application interface logic is intertwined with business logic
Tightly integrated interfaces are difficult to change
The more interfaces, the more complex the application interface
logic may exceed business logic.
Reuse becomes difficult and impractical
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Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
Message
queuing
Abstracts
connectivity
logic from
application
Traditional
message
brokering
Abstracts
connectivity and
mediation logic
from application
Message
and
service brokering
Reduces
application to core
business functions
(that is, a service)
Application Application
Connectivity,
mediation, and
additional logic
Direct
connectivity
Connectivity,
mediation, and
additional logic
buried in application
Application
Connectivity
logic
SERVICES
Connectivity,
mediation, and
additional
logic
Mediation and
additional logic
Additional
logic
Connectivity and
mediation logic
Degree of flexibility and reuse
Lines
of
code
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Program-to-program communication
B
A
Queue
Application Application
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Synchronous application design model
B A
Queue 1
Queue 2
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Extended asynchronous application design model
B
A
C
Queue 1
Queue 2
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Time independence
B A
B A
B A
B A
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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Three styles of communication
Conversational
A
B
A
B
Messaging
Call- and- return
A
Call B
B
Return
to A
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WebSphere MQ eliminates application network concerns
Applications Applications
Network
Networking
interface
Applications
MQI
Queue
manager
Applications
MQI
Queue
manager
Networking
interface
Networking
interface
MCA MCA
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Local and remote queues concept
Program B Program A Program C
QM2:
Local
queue,
transmit
queue
Q1: Local
queue
Queue
manager
QM1
Queue
manager
QM2
Q2: Local
queue
System 1 System 2
MQPUT
Q2, QM2
MQPUT Q1
MQGET Q1 MQGET Q2
MQI
Dead letter
queue
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MQI calls
Major calls
MQCONN
MQCONNX
MQDISC
MQOPEN
MQCLOSE
MQPUT
MQPUT1
MQGET
MQSUB
MQSUBRQ
Minor calls
MQBEGIN
MQCMIT
MQBACK
MQINQ
MQSET
Applications
MQI
Queue
manager
Queue manager
object
Namelist object
Process
definition
object
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Message composition
Set by application and queue manager
Header
MQMD (message descriptor)
Application data
Any sequence of bytes
Meaningful only to the sending and receiving applications
Not meaningful to the queue manager
Application data Header
Message = header + application data
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Parallel processing application design
Car
Flight
Hotel
MQPUT CAR.RENTAL
MQPUT FLIGHT
MQPUT HOTEL
MQGET reply-to queue
CAR.RENTAL
FLIGHT
HOTEL
MQPUT
MQPUT
MQPUT
Reply-to queue
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Triggering
Process
definition
object
MQPUT A.Q
Program A
Trigger types:
FIRST
DEPTH
EVERY
Application
queue
(A.Q)
Initiation
queue
(I.Q)
Trigger
monitor
1
2
3
4
6
5
MQGET I.Q
MQGET A.Q
Program B
Queue manager
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Client/server application model
Insurance agent
Insurance agent
Insurance agent
Application
clients
Queue = service
Message = request
Reply-to queue name in
message descriptor
Multiple instances of
server possible
Insurance
quotations
Application
server
Insurance
data
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WebSphere MQ client
WebSphere MQ
application
Communications
stack
Client stub
WebSphere
queue manager
Communications
stack
Server
connection
Client system
Server system
(no queue manager exists
on this system)
Communication
link
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Unit of work 3
Unit of work 1
Data integrity
Unit of work
Write
Send
Sync point
Receive
Write
Sync point
database
database
Database
Database
Two phase
commit
Unit of work 2
Write
Put
Sync point
A.Q
(xmitq)
B.Q
Get
Write
Sync point
Asynchronous model
Synchronous model
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Remote queue
manager
Security
|USERID| |
Message context
Local queue
manager
Queues
Administrative
commands
MCA
MCA
Authentication
encryption
Database
MQMD Application data
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Unit summary
Having completed this unit, you should be able to:
Explain the positioning of messaging and queuing in the current
business environment
Provide a high-level view of WebSphere MQ functions
Describe the breadth of coverage of WebSphere MQ products
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Checkpoint questions (1 of 2)
1. WebSphere MQ uses an interface for programs to access resources
called:
a. The program-to-program API.
b. The Message Queue Interface.
c. The synchronous model.
d. Triggering.
2. True or False: WebSphere MQ only supports messaging and queuing
in an asynchronous environment.
3. True or False: In WebSphere MQ triggering, the queue manager
starts the triggered program.
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Checkpoint answers (1 of 2)
1. WebSphere MQ uses an interface for programs to access resources
called:
a. The program-to-program API.
b. The Message Queue Interface.
c. The synchronous model.
d. Triggering.
Answer: b.
2. True or False: WebSphere MQ only supports messaging and queuing
in an asynchronous environment.
Answer: False. WebSphere MQ also supports messaging and queuing in a
synchronous environment.
3. True or False: In WebSphere MQ triggering, the queue manager
starts the triggered program.
Answer: False. The trigger monitor starts the triggered application.
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Checkpoint questions (2 of 2)
4. A message consists of:
a. Application data.
b. A WebSphere MQ trailer.
c. A security header.
d. A message descriptor.
e. All the above.
5. All WebSphere MQ messages have a header. It is the:
a. MQXQH (transmission header).
b. MQDLK (dead letter header).
c. MQMD (message descriptor).
d. MQTH (trigger header).
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Checkpoint answers (2 of 2)
4. A message consists of:
a. Application data.
b. A WebSphere MQ trailer.
c. A security header.
d. A message descriptor.
e. All the above.
Answer: a and d, although it is possible for a message to contain only a message
descriptor and no application data. Security information, known as the
message context, is part of the message descriptor.
5. All WebSphere MQ messages have a header. It is the:
a. MQXQH (transmission header).
b. MQDLK (dead letter header).
c. MQMD (message descriptor).
d. MQTH (trigger header).
Answer: c. The MQMD (message descriptor) is always included a WebSphere MQ
message.