IBM WebSphere MQ V7.0, Solution Design Sample Questions:

1. A solution depends on messages being dropped during a queue manager restart. These messages are defined as nonpersistent. After a queue manager restarts, the solution designer notes that the messages were not dropped as expected but got processed. Which one of the following options is the likely cause?

A) The messages reside on a z/OS shared queue
B) The application has not set persistence, and the default persistence at the QMGR level isDEFPSIST(YES)
C) The application is using permanent dynamic queues
D) The application is putting the messages to a QALIAS with DEFPSIST(NO), however the targetqueue has DEFPSIST(YES) set

2. When using the WebSphere MQ Transport for SOAP, which one of the following parameters are required in specifying a WebSphere MQ URI?

A) priority
B) timeToLive
C) replyDestination
D) connectionFactory

3. A suite of server applications is to be designed to support the graceful shutdown capabilities of WebSphere MQ implemented via the ail ifA suite of server applications is to be designed to support the graceful shutdown capabilities of WebSphere MQ implemented via the mail if quiescing feature. Which of the following best describes the use of this feature?

A) Applications that have this feature activated can request an extra grace period of a configurable length that will allow them to complete critical processing before the queue manager will disconnect them.
B) When a queue manager is configured with the FAIL_IF_QUIESCING option and is being shut down, it will reject all MQI calls with a completion code of MQCC_FAILED and a reason code of MQRC_Q_MGR_QUIESCING (or MQRC_CONNECTION_QUIESCING) in order to assure fast and reliable termination.
C) Using FAIL_IF_QUIESCING options where valid with MQI calls, an application can finalize MQ processing, avoiding loss of data, before the queue manager is shut down.
D) Applications using this feature will be informed of the queue manager quiescing via a completion code of MQCC_FAILED and a reason code of MQRC_Q_MGR_QUIESCING (or MQRC_CONNECTION_QUIESCING) and will be disconnected automatically. Applications are expected to periodically attempt reconnection.

4. A company needs to send state information to many recipients. The recipients will change over time, and they only want to receive the latest data if and when they need it. Which of the following most closely satisfies the requirements and is most efficient for the subscriber?

A) Retained publications and use of MQSUBRQ
B) Nondurable subscriptions
C) Durable subscriptions
D) Distribution lists

5. Business owners want to allow an existing application to be easily portable to any of four Linux servers in their data center. For this they want the four queue managers on these servers to be changed to have the same name. What must be the response of the WebSphere MQ Solution Designer?

A) There is no problem.
B) It is possible to define queue managers with identical names in a network, but it is not recommended.
C) Queue managers cannot be renamed, so this can only be done by recreating the queue managers. Beyond that, there is no problem.
D) It cannot be done. All interconnected queue managers must have unique names.

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