Use the Default Configuration wizard

 

We can use the Default Configuration wizard to add the first configured queue manager to this computer. This enables you to connect easily with other queue managers in the same WebSphere MQ cluster. We can use the Default Configuration wizard to create, view, or alter your default configuration. We can also use this wizard to alter or display details of an existing queue manager that was created by the default configuration.

For a new installation of WebSphere MQ, creating a default configuration enables you to explore features of WebSphere MQ using the Postcard application, the API Exerciser, and the WebSphere MQ Explorer.

The Postcard application provides a fast and simple way to verify that your WebSphere MQ installation completed successfully. It uses the default queue manager that is created during the default configuration. If you want to use the Postcard application for verification, and you do not have any existing queue managers, run the Default Configuration wizard first.

If you have migrated existing queue managers, or created any queue managers since installing WebSphere MQ, you might not want to run the Default Configuration wizard. This is because we cannot create the default configuration if other queue managers already exist. If you have previously created any other queue managers on this computer and you still want to set up a default configuration, delete them before you run the Default Configuration wizard.

Start the Default Configuration wizard by selecting the option Setup the Default Configuration when the Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard completes during WebSphere MQ installation. The Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard can be run at any time after installation by selecting...

Start | Programs | IBM WebSphere MQ | Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard

 

Parent topic:

Configure a WebSphere MQ Server