WebSphere MQ server [Settings]

A WebSphere MQ server represents a WebSphere MQ queue manager or (for WebSphere MQ for z/OS) queue-sharing group. Use this panel to view or modify the details of a WebSphere MQ server definition.

To view this page in the console, click one of the following paths:

• Servers > New server, choose a server type of "WebSphere MQ server", then click Next.

• Servers > Server Types > WebSphere MQ servers > New

• Servers > Server Types > WebSphere MQ servers > server_name

• Service integration > Buses > bus_name > [Topology] Bus members > member_name > [Related Items] WebSphere MQ server

Configuration tab

The Configuration tab shows configuration properties for this object. These property values are preserved even if the runtime environment is stopped then restarted. See the information center task descriptions for information about how to apply configuration changes to the runtime environment.

 

General Properties

 

Name

The admin name of the WebSphere MQ Server. The name that you use for this WebSphere MQ server definition must be unique.

Required	No
Data type	Text

 

UUID

The universal unique identifier assigned by the system to this WebSphere MQ server for admin purposes. This identifier is assigned automatically when creating a new WebSphere MQ server definition.

Required	No
Data type	Text

 

Description

An optional description for the WebSphere MQ server, for admin purposes.

Required	No
Data type	Text area

 

WebSphere MQ server name

The name of the WebSphere MQ queue manager or queue sharing group, as defined in WebSphere MQ.

Required	Yes
Data type	Text

 

Server Type

A server can be either a queue manager or queue sharing group. Select the appropriate type for the server you want to establish a connection to.

Required	No
Data type	Radio button
Range	Queue manager A WebSphere MQ queue manager on the WebSphere MQ network with which WAS applications undertake messaging. Queue sharing group A WebSphere MQ for z/OS queue-sharing group on the WebSphere MQ network with which WAS applications undertake messaging.

 

Use bindings transport mode if available

When selected, bindings transport mode will be used in preference to client transport mode when establishing connections to the WebSphere MQ server. Otherwise client transport mode will always be used. To connect to a WebSphere MQ queue manager or queue-sharing group in bindings mode, WAS needs to know where to load native libraries from. This information is stored in the Native library path property of the WebSphere MQ messaging provider. To use a direct binding to WebSphere MQ, rather than a TCP/IP network connection, select this option and configure the Native library path property as described in Configure the WebSphere MQ messaging provider with native libraries information.

If using Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) as the security manager on the WebSphere MQ for z/OS system, and using bindings transport mode, specify in uppercase characters the user names and passwords for authentication aliases. If using RACF and client transport mode, we can specify the user names and passwords in either upper or lowercase characters.

Required	No
Data type	Check box

 

WebSphere MQ host

WebSphere MQ server host defined by either its symbolic host name or an IP address.

Required	Yes
Data type	Text

 

WebSphere MQ port

This is the port that will be used when attempting to establish client transport mode connections to WebSphere MQ.

Required	Yes
Data type	Integer
Range	0 through 65535

 

Transport chain name

The transport chain used to establish an outbound network connection to the WebSphere MQ server.

Required	Yes
Data type	Custom

 

WebSphere MQ channel

The WebSphere MQ server connection channel, as defined in WebSphere MQ.

Required	Yes
Data type	Text

 

Test connection

Test the connection to WebSphere MQ.

 

Messaging authentication alias

WebSphere MQ server authentication alias name used when exchanging messages with WebSphere MQ.

Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

 

Trust user identifiers received in messages

If selected user identifiers received as part of WebSphere MQ messages will be used for security purposes within the bus. Select this option if you do not want the user IDs in messages to be overwritten with the admin name of the WebSphere MQ server.

Required	No
Data type	Check box

 

Automatic discovery of resources

When selected this enables the discovery of WebSphere MQ queue names to assist the administrator.

Required	No
Data type	Check box

 

Resource discovery authentication alias

WebSphere MQ server authentication alias used for WebSphere MQ resource discovery.

Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

 

Reply-to queue

WebSphere MQ queue name used by the system to obtain messages used in the resource discovery process.

Required	No
Data type	Text

 

Related Items

JAAS - J2C authentication data

List of user identities and passwords for Java™ 2 connector security to use.

This item is not available until after the WebSphere MQ server definition has been created.

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Last updated Nov 10, 2010 8:23:07 PM CST