If using MQ Explorer

To start a queue manager, right-click on the queue manager and select Start > Start as Created and select OK. The status of the queue manager should be Running.

To stop a queue manager, right-click on the queue manager and select Stop > Controlled or Stop > Immediate and select OK. The status of the queue manager should be Stopped.

If using Linux command line

Switch to the mqm user.

~]# su - mqm

Display the managers that exist on the system. Let's say there is a manager named MANAGER01. In this example, the manager is not running.

~]# /opt/mqm/bin/dspmq
QMNAME(MANAGER01)                    STATUS(Ended unexpectedly)

Start the manager queue.

~]# /opt/mqm/bin/strmqm MANAGER01
. . .
IBM MQ queue manager 'MANAGER01' starting using v9.0.4.0.

Display the managers again. Now, MANAGER01 is running.

~]# /opt/mqm/bin/dspmq
QMNAME(MANAGER01)                    STATUS(Running)

Stop the manager queue.

~]# /opt/mqm/bin/endmqm MANAGER01

Return to your user account.

~]# exit