Configuring WebSphere MQ agentless services

Agents and their extensions are typically installed on the hosts that run the monitored applications. However, in most cases, you can choose whether to install the agent and the extensions on the host that runs the applications, or on a host that is separate from the application. 

• Local agent-based monitoring and configuration: An agent and extensions are installed on each monitored WebSphere MQ server.
• Remote (agentless) monitoring and configuration: The agent and the extensions are installed on a computer that is separate from the monitored application.

In both deployment scenarios, the agent and the extensions are installed on the same host computer and the agent communicates with the Topic Service. 

The following topics describe how to configure agentless services to monitor WebSphere MQ (alternatively, jump to this example of how to set up a queue manager for agentless monitoring):

• Architecture for agentless monitoring on WebSphere MQ
• Enabling Agentless Service monitoring on WebSphere MQ
• Supported MQCONNX parameters
• Using the agentpref utility to configure agentless monitoring