IT43505: The amqsmon sample program provide with MQ does not recognize the -qm flag.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The -qm flag added in 9.3.1 of the amqsmon  sample program does
  not work as expected and results in a usage error as below.
  
  $ ./amqsmon -m TESTQMGR -t accounting -qm TESTQMGR
  Argument 5 has an error
  Usage: ./amqsmon [-m QMgrName]
                      [-t statistics]                            #
  Process statistics queue
                      [-a]
                                           # Show only QMG
  statistics
                      [-q [queue_name]]                  # Show
  only queue   statistics
                      [-c [channel_name]]               # Show
  only channel statistics
                      [-qm <qmgr_name>]              # Show only
  records written by a specific QMGR
                      [-t accounting]                        #
  Process accounting queue
                      [-a]
                                          # Show only MQI
  accounting
                      [-q [queue_name]]                 # Show
  only queue   accounting
                      [-i <connectionId>]                # Show
  only matching connection
                      [-qm <qmgr_name>]             # Show only
  records written by a specific QMGR
                      [-n <input queue>]                # Read
  records from a specific queue
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All IBM MQ users, who run the amqsmon sample program with -qm
  flag see usage error.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  A coding error caused the variables related to the -qm flag to
  be not initialized correctly in the amqsmon sample program.
  

Problem conclusion

• The coding error in the amqsmon sample program has been
  corrected so that the variables related to the -qm flag are
  initialised correctly.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.3 LTS   9.3.0.15
  v9.x CD    9.3.1
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'IBM MQ Recommended Fixes'
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/recommended-fixes-ibm-mq
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'IBM MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  https://ibm.biz/mqplannedmaintenance
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MQ BASE V9.3

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7291

Applicable component levels