Design the connections used by your MQe message flows when you migrate from Version 5.0 to Version 6.1.
This topic describes one in a sequence of migration tasks; complete these tasks in the order shown:
This topic describes the connection options between WebSphere MQ Everyplace device clients and WebSphere Message Broker.
The following two diagrams represent how the connections are made; the table following the diagrams provides the details.
The following table lists connection options between WebSphere MQ Everyplace device clients and WebSphere Message Broker.
Connection considerations | Version 5.0 | Version 6.1 |
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MQe devices connect directly to the broker | Yes | No |
MQe devices connect to an MQe Gateway 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 task in this migration sequence is Deploying an MQe message flow.
For help with configuring WebSphere MQ Everyplace, see the documentation supplied with that product.