Administer IBM MQ Light

We can administer MQ Light using IBM MQ Explorer or at a command line. Use the Explorer to configure channels and monitor the MQ Light clients that are connected to IBM MQ. Configure the security of MQ Light using TLS and JAAS.

Before you start

For information about installing AMQP on the platform, see Choose what to install. Install the AMQP Service component by using the IBM MQ V8.0.0.4 manufacturing refresh, not the V8.0.0.4 Fix Pack. We cannot install the AMQP component on a version of the queue manager earlier than V8.0.0.4.

Administer using IBM MQ Explorer

Use the Explorer to configure AMQP channels and monitor the MQ Light clients that are connected to IBM MQ. We can configure the security of MQ Light using TLS and JAAS.

Administer using the command line

We can administer MQ Light at the command line using MQSC commands.

• View IBM MQ objects in use by MQ Light clients
  We can view the different IBM MQ resources in use by MQ Light clients, for example connections and subscriptions.
• MQ Light client identification, authorization, and authentication
  Like other IBM MQ client applications, we can secure AMQP connections in a number of ways.
• Publication privacy on channels
  AMQP clients that connect to AMQP channels use TLS to secure the privacy of publications transmitted on the channel using symmetric key cryptography. Because the endpoints are not authenticated, we cannot trust channel encryption alone. Combine securing privacy with server or mutual authentication.
• Configure MQ Light clients with TLS
  We can configure MQ Light clients to use TLS to protect data flowing across the network and to authenticate the identity of the queue manager the client connects to.
• Disconnect MQ Light clients from the queue manager
  To disconnect MQ Light from the queue manager, either run the PURGE CHANNEL command or stop the connection to the MQ Light client.

Parent topic: Administer IBM MQ