Appendix B. Directory structure (Windows systems)

Table 28 shows the directories found under the root c:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\. If you have installed WebSphere MQ for Windows under a different directory, the root is modified appropriately.

Table 28. WebSphere MQ for Windows directory structure

\bin	Binary files (commands and DDLs).
\config	Configuration information.
\conv	Files for data conversion in folder `\table`.
\errors	The operator message files, from newest to oldest: AMQERR01.LOG AMQERR02.LOG AMQERR03.LOG This folder also holds any FFDC files that are produced.
\exits	Channel exit programs.
\licenses	A folder for each national language. Each folder contains license information.
\log	A folder for each queue manager. The following subdirectories and files will exist for each queue manager after you have been using that queue manager for some time. AMQHLCTL.LFH Log control file. Active This directory contains the log files numbered S0000000.LOG, S0000001.LOG, S00000002.LOG, and so on.
\qmgrs	Folder `\@SYSTEM\errors`, containing error logs for problems not associated with a particular queue manager. Also contains a folder for each queue manager; the contents of this folder are described in Table 29.
\tivoli	The signature file used by Tivoli.
\tools	All the WebSphere MQ sample programs. These are described in WebSphere MQ for Windows, V5.3 Quick Beginnings.
\uninst	Files necessary to uninstall WebSphere MQ.

Table 29 shows the directory structure for each queue manager in the c:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\qmgrs\ folder. The queue manager might have been transformed as described in Understanding WebSphere MQ file names.

Table 29. Content of a \queue-manager-name\ folder for WebSphere MQ for Windows

amqalchk.fil

Checkpoint file containing information about the last checkpoint.

\@ipcc

Folder containing the channel tables.

\dce

Directory reserved for use by DCE support.

\errors

The operator message files, from newest to oldest:

AMQERR01.LOG

AMQERR02.LOG

AMQERR03.LOG

\namelist

A file for each WebSphere MQ namelist.

\authinfo

A file for each authentication information object.

\Plugcomp

Directory reserved for use by WebSphere MQ installable services.

\Procdef

Each WebSphere MQ process definition has a file in here. Where possible, the file name matches the associated process definition name, but some characters have to be altered. There might be a directory called @MANGLED here containing process definitions with transformed or mangled names.

\Qmanager

The following files:

Qmanager

The queue manager object.

QMQMOBJCAT

The object catalogue containing the list of all WebSphere MQ objects, used internally.

Note:

If you are using a FAT system, this name is transformed and a subdirectory created containing the file with its name transformed.

QAADMIN

File used internally for controlling authorizations.

\Queues

Each queue has a directory here containing a single file called Q. Where possible, the directory name matches the associated queue name but some characters have to be altered. There might be a directory called @MANGLED here containing queues with transformed or mangled names.

\Startprm

Directory containing temporary files used internally.

\ssl

Directory for SSL certificate stores.