Customizing WebSphere MQ and its adapters

WebSphere MQ requires some customization after installation to meet the individual and special requirements of your system, and to use your system resources in the most effective way. These are the tasks that perform when you customize your system:

  1. Identify the z/OS system parameters

  2. APF authorize the WebSphere MQ load libraries

  3. Update the z/OS link list and LPA

  4. Update the z/OS program properties table

  5. Define the WebSphere MQ subsystem to z/OS

  6. Create procedures for the WebSphere MQ subsystem

  7. Create procedures for the channel initiator

  8. Set up the DB2 environment

  9. Set up the Coupling Facility

  10. Implement your ESM security controls

  11. Update SYS1.PARMLIB members

  12. Customize the initialization input data sets

  13. Create the bootstrap and log data sets

  14. Define your page sets

  15. Add the WebSphere MQ entries to the DB2 data-sharing group

  16. Tailor your system parameter module

  17. Tailor the channel initiator parameter module

  18. Set up Batch, TSO, and RRS adapters

  19. Set up the operations and control panels

  20. Include the WebSphere MQ dump formatting member

  21. Suppress information messages

These tasks are described in detail in the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Setup Guide.