Scenario: Verifying that MQIPT is working correctly

Use this simple configuration setup to ensure that MQIPT was installed correctly.

Before you begin

• Before you start to use this scenario, make sure that we have completed the prerequisite tasks listed in Scenarios: Getting started with MQIPT.

About this task

This diagram shows the connection from the IBM MQ client (called client1.company1.com on port 1415) through MQIPT to the IBM MQ server (called server1.company2.com on port 1414).

Procedure

To verify that MQIPT is working correctly, complete the following steps:

1. Set up MQIPT. On the MQIPT computer, edit mqipt.conf and add a route definition:

   [route]
   ListenerPort=1415
   Destination=server1.company2.com
   DestinationPort=1414

2. Start MQIPT. Open a command prompt and enter the following command:

   C:\mqipt\bin\mqipt C\mqiptHome

   where C\mqiptHome indicates the location of the MQIPT configuration file, mqipt.conf.The following message indicates successful completion:

   5639-L92 (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2017 All Rights Reserved
   MQCPI001 IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru Version 2.1.0.3 starting
   MQCPI004 Reading configuration information from C:\mqiptHome\mqipt.conf
   MQCPI011 The path C:\mqiptHome\logs will be used to store the log files
   MQCPI006 Route 1415 has started and will forward messages to:
   MQCPI034 ....server1.company2.com(1414)
   MQCPI035 ....using MQ protocols
   MQCPI078 Route 1415 ready for connection requests

3. At a command prompt on the IBM MQ client, enter the following commands:
   1. Set the MQSERVER environment variable:

      SET MQSERVER=MQIPT.CONN.CHANNEL/tcp/10.9.1.2(1415)

   2. Put a message:

      amqsputc MQIPT.LOCAL.QUEUE MQIPT.QM1
      Hello world

      Press the Enter key twice after typing the message string.
   3. Get the message:

      amqsgetc MQIPT.LOCAL.QUEUE MQIPT.QM1

      The message, "Hello world" is returned.