WebSphere MQ resources for the broker

Each broker depends on a number of WebSphere MQ resources: some must be available, others depend on the broker domain setup. Some of these resources are created for you: you must define others yourself.

WebSphere MQ resources created for you

When you create a broker, the following WebSphere MQ resources are created for you:
  • The broker's queue manager. Each broker must be associated with a queue manager. Specify a queue manager name when you create the broker. If this queue manager does not exist, it is created for you. (For WebSphere Message Broker on z/OS, you must create a queue manager in WebSphere MQ for your broker. See Creating a broker on z/OS for more details.) This can be shared with the Configuration Manager and User Name Server
  • Fixed-name queues on the broker's queue manager. These allow information to be exchanged with other components in the broker domain.

WebSphere MQ resources that you must create yourself

Depending on the setup of your broker, you might need to create some WebSphere MQ resources yourself. You can create WebSphere MQ resources using commands and utilities such as runmqsc and the PCF interface, or you can use WebSphere MQ Services (with WebSphere MQ Version 5) or WebSphere MQ Explorer (with WebSphere MQ Version 6).
  • For WebSphere Message Broker on z/OS, you must create a queue manager in WebSphere MQ for your broker. See Creating a broker on z/OS for more details.
  • If the broker and Configuration Manager do not share a queue manager, you must define the channels and transmission queues to support communication between the broker's queue manager and the Configuration Manager's queue manager.
  • If the broker and User Name Server do not share a queue manager, you must define the channels and transmission queues to support communication between the broker's queue manager and the Configuration Manager's queue manager.
  • You must define listener connections on the broker's queue manager. You must define one listener connection for every protocol used.
  • For connection between brokers, you must define the channels and transmission queues to permit two-way communication between them.

For more information about creating WebSphere MQ resources, see WebSphere MQ Intercommunication, available on the WebSphere MQ library Web page.

Related concepts
Broker domains
Related tasks
Creating a broker on z/OS
Related reference
Designing the WebSphere MQ infrastructure
WebSphere MQ resources for the Configuration Manager
WebSphere MQ resources for the User Name Server