Installing WebSphere MQ to interoperate with WebSphere Application Server

When you install a new WebSphere® MQ network, you can tune the installation for working with WebSphere Application Server. If you have an established WebSphere MQ network, you can choose whether to modify some of the settings for better interoperation. In either case, you need to set the WebSphere Application Server MQ_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable.

About this task

This topic provides installation instructions for setting up a new WebSphere MQ installation to interoperate with WebSphere Application Server. If you have an established WebSphere MQ network, treat this task as a source of tips to tune your existing WebSphere MQ installation.

Procedure

  1. Install a supported version of WebSphere MQ, as described in the installation instructions provided with WebSphere MQ.

    To identify the supported version of WebSphere MQ, see the following article: Detailed system requirements page.

    You should not install Rational® Application Developer and WebSphere Application Server on the same machine when using WebSphere MQ.

    For other installation prerequisites, see the WebSphere MQ "Quick Beginnings" book for your platform. You can get these books from the WebSphere MQ messaging platform-specific books Web page at http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wmq/library/quickbeginnings.html.

  2. Follow the WebSphere MQ instructions for verifying your installation setup.
  3. Configure WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ to interoperate effectively.

    For information about the considerations, prerequisites and requirements for effective interoperation, see the following technote: Information about using WebSphere MQ as the JMS Provider for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.2.

  4. At Node scope (not Server scope) set the WebSphere Application Server MQ_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable to the directory where WebSphere MQ is installed.
    Note: By default the MQ_INSTALL_ROOT setting is already at Node scope, so it is not necessary to create a new setting.

    WebSphere Application Server uses the MQ_INSTALL_ROOT setting to find the WebSphere MQ libraries for the WebSphere MQ messaging provider.

What to do next

You are now ready to configure a messaging provider. If your business uses WebSphere MQ, and you want to integrate WebSphere Application Server messaging applications into a predominately WebSphere MQ network, the WebSphere MQ messaging provider is the natural choice. However, there can be benefits in using another provider. If you are not sure which provider combination is best suited to your needs, see Choosing messaging providers for a mixed environment.

To create WebSphere MQ messaging provider resources, see Configuring JMS resources for the WebSphere MQ messaging provider.




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