Before you begin
WebSphere Application Server can interoperate
with WebSphere MQ in any of the following ways:
- Using WebSphere MQ as an external JMS provider.
- Using a WebSphere MQ link.
- Using a WebSphere MQ server.
Each type of interoperation is designed for different situations, and
provides different advantages. For information about the differences between
these approaches, see
Interoperating with a WebSphere MQ network.
You can
configure WebSphere MQ server resources through the administrative console
as described in this task, or you can configure WebSphere MQ server resources using the wsadmin
tool.
About this task
To set up and use a WebSphere MQ server, you configure the server
properties, add the server to a service integration bus as a bus member and
create a WebSphere MQ queue-type destination. Destinations that are assigned
to a WebSphere MQ server bus member can also be mediated.
You add the
WebSphere MQ server as a bus member so that messaging engines on the bus can
access queues on the target WebSphere MQ system. If your WebSphere MQ server
is connected to a queue sharing group, your bus applications can access shared
queues on the target installation.
Note: - You can configure a WebSphere MQ server to connect to a WebSphere MQ on
z/OS queue manager using either a bindings mode or a client mode connection.
To use client mode, you need an additional product called the Client Attach
Facility.
- You should configure the queues on the WebSphere MQ network as shareable.
This allows multiple server instances to get messages from the queues.
To configure a WebSphere MQ server, complete the following
broad steps: