Is it realistic to ask (for an enhancement) for the Ping to return both 
sequence numbers ? If ping only works when a channel is inactive, I think 
sequence numbers should match. Is this a case where the command can only return 
a numeric condition code, and therefore, a zero return code would mean that 
sequence numbers matched? The v5.3 Explorer GUI pops up a message box, after 
issuing a ping command, that displays text indicating that the channel was 
pinged successfully, but perhaps under the covers there was a command issued 
and a zero code received, and it is the GUI that adds the text? Are the items 
below - listener not available, channel not defined remotely, SSL configuration 
mismatch - represented by non-zero return codes? Perhaps a new return code can 
be added, indicating mismatched sequence numbers.

-----Original Message-----
From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hubert Kleinmanns
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:33 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is MQ Ping Useful

Jeff,

if you just start a channel and somthing goes wrong, you see the channel in 
state RETRY - but you do not really know, why.

A channel ping tells you a little more, for example:

- listener not available
- channel not defined remotely
- SSL configuration mismatch
- ...

This is also an argument, to let a listener running when a QMgr ist stopped for 
a moment.

The only thing, what a ping does not check is the sequence number 
(unfortunately).

Regards
Hubert


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jim Nuckolls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Gesendet: 11.04.07 21:37:34
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> Betreff: Re: Is MQ Ping Useful


> 
> I use it to test a quick connectivity check on my channels when I implement 
> SSL or when I add a new sender and need to determine if the other side has 
> been configured as yet.
> 
> 
> Cheers...
> 
> 
> Jim Nuckolls
> 
> 
> Enterprise Systems Integration
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
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