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* when installing MQ Server, do install MQ Client also. It is very useful to connect to remote sites.
* naming convention (MD00, GG24-4469 and MD04)

See Intercommunication manual for suggested naming conventions
o queue name max length = 48 chars (all MQ objects, except ...)
o channel name max length = 20 chars

* use ReplyToQ/ReplyToQMgr fields
* use REPLY type in response message
* use triggering if possible. Use TRIGGER FIRST. TRIGGER EVERY only if needed. Avoid TRIGGER DEPTH.
* do not use persistence if possible
* copy Message_Id into Correl_Id field to correlate response to request
* request a Report if your message is rejected or expires.
* know the default queue manager and verify it exists - used by runmqsc -w
* MQ & clustering :
o define a Qmgr to be exclusively FR1 and another Qmgr to be FR2
o use 2 (and no more) Full Repositories
o make sure both FRs have a Cluster Sender Channel to the other FR
* MQ under HACMP :
o use virtual IP in "IPADDR( )" at listener definition
o use separated disks for Data & Log - better performance
o if cluster is used, place FR's on HACMP machines
* MQ for MB :
o increase LOG size, as default MQ log for Windows is not enough to deploy a 500KB bar file
o increase CM 2 BK channel message length; otherwise flows wont be deployed. Easiest way is: immediately after creating the queue manager, ALTER the MAXMSGL attribute of SYSTEM.DEFAULT.LOCAL.QUEUE, SYSTEM.DEF.SENDER, SYSTEM.DEF.RECEIVER, SYSTEM.DEF.CLUSSDR, and SYSTEM.DEF.CLUSRCVR. Even better: have a script to create queue managers for MB that does log size and MAXMSGL automatically.

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  1. I know that you wrote this article in a hurry long time ago. But could you please rewrite it? It contains many valuable information but some abbreviations and the shorthand makes it very difficult to understand and read.

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