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IBM MQ module
editIBM MQ module
editThis functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
The ibmmq
module collects and parses the queue manager error logs from IBM MQ in the standard format.
When you run the module, it performs a few tasks under the hood:
- Sets the default paths to the log files (but don’t worry, you can override the defaults)
- Makes sure each multiline log event gets sent as a single event
- Uses ingest node to parse and process the log lines, shaping the data into a structure suitable for visualizing in Kibana
Compatibility
editThis module has been tested with IBM MQ v9.1.0.0, but it should be compatible with older versions.
Set up and run the module
editBefore doing these steps, verify that Elasticsearch and Kibana are running and that Elasticsearch is ready to receive data from Filebeat.
If you’re running our hosted Elasticsearch Service on Elastic Cloud, or you’ve enabled security in Elasticsearch and Kibana, you need to specify additional connection information before setting up and running the module. See Quick start: modules for common log formats for the complete setup.
To set up and run the module:
-
Enable the module:
deb and rpm:
filebeat modules enable ibmmq
mac:
./filebeat modules enable ibmmq
brew:
filebeat modules enable ibmmq
linux:
./filebeat modules enable ibmmq
win:
PS > .\filebeat.exe modules enable ibmmq
This command enables the module config defined in the
modules.d
directory. See Specify which modules to run for other ways to enable modules.To see a list of enabled and disabled modules, run:
deb and rpm:
filebeat modules list
mac:
./filebeat modules list
brew:
filebeat modules list
linux:
./filebeat modules list
win:
PS > .\filebeat.exe modules list
-
Set up the initial environment:
deb and rpm:
filebeat setup -e
mac:
./filebeat setup -e
linux:
./filebeat setup -e
brew:
filebeat setup -e
win:
PS > .\filebeat.exe setup -e
The
setup
command loads the recommended index template for writing to Elasticsearch and deploys the sample dashboards (if available) for visualizing the data in Kibana. This is a one-time setup step.The
-e
flag is optional and sends output to standard error instead of syslog.The ingest pipelines used to parse log lines are set up automatically the first time you run the module, assuming the Elasticsearch output is enabled. If you’re sending events to Logstash, or plan to use Beats central management, also see Load ingest pipelines manually.
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Run Filebeat.
If your logs aren’t in the default location, see Configure the module, then run Filebeat after you’ve set the paths variable.
deb and rpm:
service filebeat start
mac:
./filebeat -e
brew:
filebeat -e
linux:
./filebeat -e
win:
PS > Start-Service filebeat
If the module is configured correctly, you’ll see
INFO Harvester started
messages for each file specified in the config.Depending on how you’ve installed Filebeat, you might see errors related to file ownership or permissions when you try to run Filebeat modules. See Config File Ownership and Permissions in the Beats Platform Reference for more information.
Example dashboard
editThis module comes with a sample dashboard. For example:

Configure the module
editYou can further refine the behavior of the ibmmq
module by specifying
variable settings in the
modules.d/ibmmq.yml
file, or overriding settings at the command line.
The following example shows how to set paths in the modules.d/ibmmq.yml
file to override the default paths for IBM MQ errorlog:
- module: ibmmq errorlog: enabled: true var.paths: ["C:/ibmmq/logs/*.log"]
Variable settings
editEach fileset has separate variable settings for configuring the behavior of the
module. If you don’t specify variable settings, the ibmmq
module uses
the defaults.
For more information, see Specify variable settings. Also see Override input settings.
When you specify a setting at the command line, remember to prefix the
setting with the module name, for example, ibmmq.errorlog.var.paths
instead of errorlog.var.paths
.
errorlog
fileset settings
edit-
var.paths
-
An array of glob-based paths that specify where to look for the log files. All
patterns supported by Go Glob
are also supported here. For example, you can use wildcards to fetch all files
from a predefined level of subdirectories:
/path/to/log/*/*.log
. This fetches all.log
files from the subfolders of/path/to/log
. It does not fetch log files from the/path/to/log
folder itself. If this setting is left empty, Filebeat will choose log paths based on your operating system.
Fields
editFor a description of each field in the module, see the exported fields section.
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