Configure a WebSphere MQ Client using the Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard

 

The Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard helps you to migrate any Secure Socket Layer connections from a previous installation.

The Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard window will be displayed when WebSphere MQ installation completes. Follow the instructions given by the wizard to configure WebSphere MQ. At any time while the wizard is running we can click the More Information button in the wizard to view online help about the task you are doing.

  1. When WebSphere MQ installation completes, the Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard window is displayed with a welcome message. To continue, click Next.

  2. If you do not have any WebSphere MQ clients on this computer that have been set up to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections, this step is missed, go to step 9.

    If you have WebSphere MQ clients on this computer that have been set up to use SSL connections, the Migration of SSL connections window is displayed. The clients with SSL connections were identified when you used the Check WebSphere MQ Certificate Stores wizard in the installation launchpad. Read the information then click Next.

    At any time, we can click More Information to view online help about identifying if migration is required. When you are finished, close the WebSphere MQ Help Center window to return to the current window.

  3. A list of the certificate store files, which were validated earlier in the install process, is displayed. Select the certificate stores you want to schedule for migration and click Next. If you did not validate any certificate stores, or if you have not selected any, click Next then go to step 7.

  4. The next panel asks you about passwords and password expiry intervals.

    • If want to use a single password and expiry interval for all key databases files, select Use a single password and expiry interval for all key database files, enter a password and expiry interval, then click Next.

    • If you want to use different passwords and expiry intervals for each database file, select Prompt for individual passwords and expiry intervals, then click Next.

  5. A progress dialog is displayed while the certificate store files chosen in step 3 are scheduled for migration. If you selected "Prompt for individual passwords and expiry intervals" in step 4, a panel requesting this information will be displayed for each certificate store file you selected. Complete the information in each of the panels displayed, then click Next.

  6. A panel is displayed showing a summary of the store files that have been scheduled for migration. Click Next to continue.

  7. Now the wizard asks you to confirm that your Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) and Authority Revocation Lists (ARLs) are in a format supported by WebSphere MQ for Windows, V6.0.

    • If CRLs and ARLs are not used, select Not Used and click Next.

    • If CRLs and ARLs are used, when you have them in a format supported by WebSphere MQ for Windows, V6.0 select Yes and click Next.

    At any time, we can click More Information to view online help about converting the CRLs and ARLs into a supported format. When you are finished, close the WebSphere MQ Help Center window to return to the current window.

  8. Next ensure that SSL connections that use the SSLPEER channel parameter have any multiple Organizational Unit entries ordered correctly.

    • If the SSLPEER value is not used, or if the SSLPEER value is used but multiple Organizational Unit entries are not used, select Not Used and click Next.

    • If the SSLPEER value is used with multiple Organizational Unit entries , check the ordering of the SSLPEER fields and select Yes when they are correctly ordered. Click Next.

    At any time, we can click More Information to view online help about how to check SSLPEER fields. When you are finished, close the WebSphere MQ Help Center window to return to the current window.

  9. The Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays the following message: 
    You have completed the Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard

    Select Launch Notepad to view the release notes to view the release notes. The release notes contain information on installing WebSphere MQ and also late-breaking news that is available after the published documentation is produced.

    Click Finish.

 

Parent topic:

Installing the WebSphere MQ Client