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MDM Post Install Configuration Targets - switch_to_mq

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MDM Post Install Configuration Targets - switch_to_mq

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Target switch_to_mq
Uninstalls configuration related to  WebSphere Embedded Messaging (WEM) and configures the application server to make use of WebSphere Messaging Queues.

 

When to use:
When MDM has be installed using WebSphere Embedded Messaging (WEM) and has to be configured to use WebSphere Messaging Queue (WMQ) the target switch_to_mq can be used.

 

Inputs obtained:
The target reads the below properties from file <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/properties/post_config.properties
# MQ server host name
messagingHost=<MQ-host>
# MQ server listener port
messagingPort=1414
# MDM user name to access to MQ server
messagingUser=<MQ-user>
# MDM user password to access to MQ server
messagingPassword=<MQ-user-password>
# The MQ Queue Manager name for MDM server
messagingQueueManager=<MDM-QMGR>
# The MQ server connection channel name for MDM server
messagingChannel=<MDM-SVR-CHANNEL>
# The MQ queue transport type for MDM server, CLIENT or BINDING
messagingTransport=CLIENT
# The MQ server home path
messagingHomePath=/usr/mqm

Please fill in the above file before invoking the target.

Properties pertaining to MDM application server are read from <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/properties/mdm_install.properties file.
Please note that the default queue names are used during configuration.  The default queue names can be found in file <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/properties/post_config.properties

 

Invocation:

  • When the operating system is Windows:
    • Go to <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/mds/scripts
    • Invoke madconfig switch_to_mq
  • In other operating systems
    • Go to <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/mds/scripts
    • Invoke ./madconfig.sh switch_to_mq

 

Tasks performed:

  1. Removes WEM related configuration from the application server on which MDM is installed.
  2. Configures the server to use WMQ by obtaining input from <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/properties/post_config.properties

 

Logs:

Logs can be found at

  • <MDM_INSTALL_DIR>/logs/madconfig/java

 

Available in:

  • MDM v11.5
  • MDM v11.6

 

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