Create server-connection and client-connection definitions on different platforms

We can create each channel definition on the computer to which it applies. However, there are restrictions on how we can create channel definitions on a client computer.

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On all platforms, we can use IBM MQ Script (MQSC) commands, programmable command format (PCF) commands, or the IBM MQ Explorer to define a server-connection channel on the server machine.

On z/OS we can also use the Operation and Control panels.

On IBM i we can also use the panel interface.

Because MQSC commands are not available on a machine where IBM MQ has been installed as an IBM MQ MQI client only, we must use different ways of defining a client-connection channel on the client machine.

• We can specify the -c parameter and, optionally, the -u parameter to connect runmqsc as a client to the queue manager we want to administer.
• If we use the -u parameter to supply a user ID, we are prompted for a matching password.
• If we have configured the CONNAUTH AUTHINFO record with CHCKLOCL(REQUIRED) or CHCKLOCL(REQDADM), we must use the -u parameter otherwise we will not be able to administer your queue manager with runmqsc.

• Defining a server-connection channel on the server
  Start MQSC if necessary, then define the server-connection channel.
• Create a client-connection channel on the IBM MQ MQI client
  We can define a client-connection channel on the client workstation using MQSERVER or using the MQCNO structure on an MQCONNX call.

Parent topic: Configure connections between the server and client