WebSphere MQ resources for the User Name Server

Each User Name Server 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 User Name Server, the following WebSphere MQ resources are created for you:
  • The User Name Server's queue manager. Each User Name Server must be associated with a queue manager. Specify a queue manager name when you create the User Name Server. 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 User Name Server. See Creating a User Name Server on z/OS for more details.)
  • Fixed-name queues on the User Name Server'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 User Name Server, 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 User Name Server. See Creating a User Name Server on z/OS for more details.
  • If the Configuration Manager and User Name Server do not share a queue manager, you must define the channels and transmission queues to support communication between them.
  • You must define the transmission queues and channels between the User Name Server and every broker in the domain (apart from the broker that shares a queue manager with the User Name Server).
  • You must define listener connections on the User Name Server's queue manager for components that do not share its queue manager. You must define one listener connection for every protocol used.

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 User Name Server on z/OS
Related reference
Designing the WebSphere MQ infrastructure
WebSphere MQ resources for the broker
WebSphere MQ resources for the Configuration Manager