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[[tools]]
Tools
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[[qdstat]]
qdstat
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_qdstat_ is a command line tool that lets you view the status of a
Dispatch Router. The following options are useful for seeing what the
router is doing:

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|_Option_ |_Description_
|-l |Print a list of AMQP links attached to the router. Links are
unidirectional. Outgoing links are usually associated with a
subscription address. The tool distinguishes between _endpoint_ links
and _router_ links. Endpoint links are attached to clients using the
router. Router links are attached to other routers in a network of
routbers.

|-a |Print a list of addresses known to the router.

|-n |Print a list of known routers in the network.

|-c |Print a list of connections to the router.

|--autolinks |Print a list of configured auto-links.

|--linkroutes |Print a list of configures link-routes.
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For complete details see the 'qdstat(8)' man page and the output of
`qdstat --help`.

[[qdmanage]]
qdmanage
~~~~~~~~

_qdmanage_ is a general-purpose AMQP management client that allows you
to not only view but modify the configuration of a running dispatch
router.

For example you can query all the connection entities in the router:

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$ qdmanage query --type connection
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To enable logging debug and higher level messages by default:

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$ qdmanage update log/DEFAULT enable=debug+
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In fact, everything that can be configured in the configuration file can
also be created in a running router via management. For example to
create a new listener in a running router:

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$ qdmanage create type=listener port=5555
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Now you can connect to port 5555, for exampple:

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$ qdmanage query -b localhost:5555 --type listener
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For complete details see the 'qdmanage(8)' man page and the output of
`qdmanage --help`. Also for details of what can be configured see the
'qdrouterd.conf(5)' man page.