Install an Apache HTTP server in C:\apache.
(If it is installed elsewhere, adjust the paths in the following steps accordingly.)
Install IBM Caching Proxy
in C:\cp\etc\en_US. (If it is installed elsewhere,
adjust the paths in the following steps accordingly.)
About this task
Figure 1. Apache rewrite network diagram
This diagram shows the connection from the IBM MQ client (called client1.company1.com
on port 1415) through MQIPT, Caching
Proxy, Apache, MQIPT, and finally
to the IBM MQ server (called server1.company2.com
on port 1414).
Procedure
To use the rewrite directive, complete the following
steps:
On the caching proxy, edit C:\cp\etc\en_US\ibmproxy.conf and change
the following properties:
ProxyPersistence ON
MaxPersistRequest 5000
On the Apache system, edit C:\apache\conf\httpd.conf and set the following
properties:
where
C:\mqiptHome indicates the location of the MQIPT configuration file, mqipt.conf, and
ipt1 is the name to be given to the instance of MQIPT.
The following messages indicate that MQIPT has
started
successfully:
5724-H72 (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2020 All Rights Reserved
MQCPI001 IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru V9.2.0.0 starting
MQCPI004 Reading configuration information from mqipt.conf
MQCPI152 MQIPT name is ipt1
MQCPI021 Password checking has been enabled on the command port
MQCPI011 The path C:\mqiptHome\logs will be used to store the log files
MQCPI006 Route 1415 has started and will forward messages to :
MQCPI034 ....server1.company2.com(1414)
MQCPI035 ....using HTTP
MQCPI024 ....and HTTP proxy at 10.9.1.3(80)
MQCPI066 ....and HTTP server at 10.100.6.7(8080)
MQCPI078 Route 1415 ready for connection requests
where .. indicates that the
MQIPT configuration file,
mqipt.conf, is in the parent directory, and ipt2 is the name
to be given to the instance of MQIPT.
The following messages indicate that MQIPT has
started
successfully:
5724-H72 (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2020 All Rights Reserved
MQCPI001 IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru V9.2.0.0 starting
MQCPI004 Reading configuration information from mqipt.conf
MQCPI152 MQIPT name is ipt2
MQCPI021 Password checking has been enabled on the command port
MQCPI011 The path C:\mqipt\logs will be used to store the log files
MQCPI006 Route 1415 has started and will forward messages to :
MQCPI034 ....server1.company2.com(1414)
MQCPI035 ....using MQ protocol
MQCPI078 Route 1415 ready for connection requests
At a command prompt on the IBM MQ client
system, enter the following commands: