8.5.2 Managing the WebSphere MQ JMS provider

WAS V6 supplies a pre-configured JMS provider implementation for communicating with installations of the following products, using both the Point-to-Point and Publish/Subscribe messaging models:

WebSphere MQ

WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker

WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker

Publish/Subscribe functionality for WebSphere MQ is provided through the WebSphere MQ MA0C SupportPac™. However, use of MA0C is discouraged, because the other brokers provide a much more robust production publish/subscribe environment.

The WebSphere MQ JMS provider allows WebSphere solutions to be integrated into heterogeneous WebSphere MQ environments. It is also fully compliant with V1.1 of the JMS specification.

Unlike the default messaging JMS provider, the WebSphere MQ JMS provider is not a J2EE Connector Architecture V1.5 compliant resource adapter. It simply provides an implementation of V1.1 of the JMS API, enabling JMS clients to communicate directly with WebSphere MQ.

However, the WebSphere MQ JMS provider is only partially integrated into WebSphere system management. While the WebSphere administration tools can be used to both configure and manage WebSphere MQ JMS administered objects, the creation and management of queue managers, channels, and queues must be performed using WebSphere MQ native tools.

To view the properties of the WebSphere MQ JMS provider, use the console to do the following:

1.	In the navigation tree, expand Resources  | JMS  | JMS Providers.

2.	Set the scope for the JMS Provider.

3.	Click WebSphere MQ messaging provider, as shown in Figure 8-22.

Figure 8-22 Finding the WebSphere MQ JMS provider in the navigation tree

4.	The properties for the WebSphere MQ JMS provider are displayed in the main content pane of the WebSphere console, as shown in Figure 8-23.

Figure 8-23 WebSphere MQ JMS provider configuration properties