Designing MQe connections

This topic is part of a set of related topics that are best read in total and in sequence:

  1. Migrating a message flow that contains WebSphere MQ Everyplace nodes
  2. Designing MQe connections (this topic)
  3. Deploying an MQe message flow
  4. Configuring after MQe message flow deployment

This topic describes the connection possibilities between WebSphere MQ Everyplace device clients and WebSphere Message Broker.

The following two diagrams illustrate the possibilities visually, and a table follows with the details.

  1. The connection options for previous versions:

    1. Directly

      The diagram is described in the text.

    2. Via MQe Gateway

      The diagram is described in the text.

  2. The connection options for Version 6.0:

    • Via MQe Gateway

      The diagram is described in the text.

The following table lists connection possibilities between WebSphere MQ Everyplace device clients and WebSphere Message Broker

Connection considerations Previous versions Version 6.0
MQe devices connect directly to the broker Yes No
MQe devices connect to an MQe Gateway, then that connects to the broker Yes Yes
The format of messages into and out of the broker is: MQe format or MQ format MQ format only

The next topic in this set is Deploying an MQe message flow.

For help with configuring WebSphere MQ Everyplace, see the documentation supplied with that product.

Related reference
Migrating a message flow that contains WebSphere MQ Everyplace nodes
Deploying an MQe message flow
Configuring after MQe message flow deployment
MQeInput node
MQeOutput node