Customizing WebSphere MQ and its adapters

WebSphere MQ requires some customization after installation to meet the individual and special requirements of your system, and to use your system resources in the most effective way. These are the tasks that you must perform when you customize your system:

  1. Identify the z/OS system parameters
  2. APF authorize the WebSphere MQ load libraries
  3. Update the z/OS link list and LPA
  4. Update the z/OS program properties table
  5. Define the WebSphere MQ subsystem to z/OS
  6. Create procedures for the WebSphere MQ subsystem
  7. Create procedures for the channel initiator
  8. Set up the DB2 environment
  9. Set up the Coupling Facility
  10. Implement your ESM security controls
  11. Update SYS1.PARMLIB members
  12. Customize the initialization input data sets
  13. Create the bootstrap and log data sets
  14. Define your page sets
  15. Add the WebSphere MQ entries to the DB2 data-sharing group
  16. Tailor your system parameter module
  17. Tailor the channel initiator parameter module
  18. Set up Batch, TSO, and RRS adapters
  19. Set up the operations and control panels
  20. Include the WebSphere MQ dump formatting member
  21. Suppress information messages

These tasks are described in detail in the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Setup Guide.