Chapter 7. Managing AMQ Interconnect

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Overview.

2. In the folder tree, click Routers.

   The Routers page appears, displaying information about each router on the network.

3. To view additional details for a router, click a router in the table.

   To sort the list of routers, click a column header. To sort the routers in descending order, click the header a second time.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Overview.

2. In the folder tree, click Addresses.

   The Addresses page appears, displaying information about each message address known to the router.

3. To view additional details for a message address, click an address in the table.

   To sort the list of addresses, click a column header. To sort the addresses in descending order, click the header a second time.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Overview.

2. In the folder tree, click Links.

   The Links page appears, displaying information about each link attached to the router.

3. To view additional details for a link, click a link in the table.

   To sort the list of links, click a column header. To sort the links in descending order, click the header a second time.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Overview.

2. In the folder tree, click Connections.

   The Connections page appears, displaying information about each connection to or from the router.

3. To view additional details for a connection, click a connection in the table.

   To sort the list of connections, click a column header. To sort the connections in descending order, click the header a second time.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Overview.

2. In the folder tree, click Logs.

   The Recent Log Entries page appears, showing a list of the logging modules along with the level at which they’re enabled and the number of available log entries.

3. Click a logging module to view its log entries.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Topology.

   The router topology is displayed.

2. To view more information about the topology, do one of the following:

   To view…​	Do this…​
   Details about links between a client and router	Click a client.
   Details about a router in the network	Click the router.
   Details about a connection between routers	Click the connection arrow.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. To view additional details about a management entity, select an entity in the folder tree.

   The entity’s attributes are displayed. The Value column shows the value for the router you selected, and the Aggregate column (if applicable) shows the aggregate value for the entire router network.

   The values and aggregate values of these attributes can be either static or dynamic. Static values do not change unless you change them (for example, the Id of the router). However, the values of some attributes change in real time (for example, the Delivery Count for an address), and are designated by a chart icon.

4. To view the real-time value of an attribute in a chart, click the chart icon next to the attribute’s value or aggregate value.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To create an incoming connection, click listener.
   • To create an outgoing connection, click connector.

4. On the toolbar, click Create.

   The attributes become editable.

5. Update the attributes as needed.

   At a minimum, you must update the Name to ensure that this network connection is unique. You can hover over an attribute to see a definition of the attribute.

   For additional information about network connections, see Network Connections in Using AMQ Interconnect.

6. Click Create.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To delete an incoming connection, click listener.
   • To delete an outgoing connection, click connector.

4. Click the listener or connector that you want to delete.

   The connection is displayed with all of its attributes.

5. On the toolbar, click Delete.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Click address.

4. On the toolbar, click Create.

   The attributes become editable.

5. Update the attributes as needed.

   At a minimum, you must update the Name to ensure that this address configuration is unique. You can hover over an attribute to see a definition of the attribute.

   For additional information about message routing, see Configuring Message Routing in Using AMQ Interconnect.

6. Click Create.

7. If this message address should be routed to a queue on a broker, add an autolink.

   1. In the folder tree, click autoLink.
   2. On the toolbar, click Create.

   3. Update the attributes as needed.

      At a minimum, you must update the Name to ensure that this autolink is unique. You can hover over an attribute to see a definition of the attribute.

      For additional information about autolinks, see Configuring Waypoints and Autolinks in Using AMQ Interconnect.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Click address.

4. Click the message address configuration you want to delete.

   The address is displayed with all of its attributes.

5. On the toolbar, click Delete.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Add an incoming link route:

   1. Click linkRoute.

   2. On the toolbar, click Create.

      The attributes become editable.

   3. Set the Dir to In.

   4. Update the remaining attributes as needed.

      At a minimum, you must update the Name to ensure that this link route is unique. You can hover over an attribute to see a definition of the attribute.

      For additional information about link routing, see Configuring Link Routing in Using AMQ Interconnect.

   5. Click Create.

4. Repeat Step 3 to create an outgoing link route.

   For this link route, the Dir should be set to Out.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Click linkRoute.

4. Click the incoming link route you want to delete.

   The link route is displayed with all of its attributes.

5. On the toolbar, click Delete.
6. Click the outgoing link route.
7. On the toolbar, click Delete.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Click log.
4. Click a logging module, and then click Update.

5. Update the logging module’s attributes as needed.

   You can hover over an attribute to see a definition of the attribute.

   For additional information about logging, see Configuring Logging Modules in Using AMQ Interconnect.

6. Click Update.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the configuration entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The configuration entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Expand the log folder.

4. Click a log, and then click Fetch.

   The log is sent to the destination defined in its Output attribute.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Click sslProfile.

4. On the toolbar, click Create.

   The attributes become editable.

5. Update the attributes as needed.

   At a minimum, you must update the Name to ensure that this SSL/TLS profile is unique. You can hover over an attribute to see a definition of the attribute.

   For additional information about SSL/TLS profiles, see Setting Up SSL for Encryption and Authentication in Using AMQ Interconnect.

6. Click Create.

Procedure

1. On the Dispatch Router tab, click Entities.

   A page appears displaying all of the management entities for the router.

2. At the top of the folder tree, select a router from the drop-down menu.

   The management entities are displayed for the router you selected.

3. Click sslProfile.

4. Click the SSL/TLS profile you want to delete.

   The SSL/TLS profile is displayed with all of its attributes.

5. On the toolbar, click Delete.