Overview

You use the controls in the administration console to communicate with one or more Message Queue brokers and object stores..

The administration console is divided into five panes, as shown below.

Diagram of the administration console separated into five zones.

You use menus in the menu bar or icons in the tool bar to act upon elements selected in the navigational pane and the results pane. The status pane displays information about the most recently completed action.

The navigational pane displays a tree view of the object stores and brokers to which you are connected. Object stores contain administered objects, which may be destinations (queue or topic) or connection factories. Brokers contain an array of services and physical destinations.

In order to change the properties of an object store or of a broker, you must first disconnect.

The administrative console gives you access to the basic functions of Message Queue administration via a graphical interface. However, there are many more functions that are available to you by using the appropriate Message Queue command utility. For more information, see the Message Queue Administrator's Guide.