Default configuration

You can use the Default Configuration panel after IBM® MQ has been installed, to create, view or alter your default configuration.

The default configuration is a special setup that enables you to quickly and easily explore IBM MQ with the Postcard application and IBM MQ Explorer.

Note that all the fields on this panel are for display only, you cannot alter them directly. To make alterations, click one of the buttons.

Remote administration
The Allow and Prevent buttons take immediate effect, setting the queue manager shown.
Default Cluster Membership
If the configuration is joined to a cluster, the cluster name is displayed in Cluster Name, the Repository Location will be either This computer or A remote computer, and, if it is on a remote computer, the Repository Computer Name or Repository IP Address will show what computer it is on.
If the Name is displayed as None, the configuration is not joined to a cluster. To join the default cluster, click Join Default Cluster to start the default configuration wizard at the appropriate point.
Set up Default Configuration
If the default configuration has not been set up, click this button to start the Default Configuration wizard. For more information about the panels in the wizard, see the following topics:
Note:
  1. You will not be able to create the default configuration after you have created any queue managers. If this is the case and you want to create the default configuration, first delete all existing queue managers.
  2. If you choose not to create the default configuration, you can create your own queue manager and use it from the Postcard application.
  3. The default configuration cluster is not a typical one because it has only one repository, and it might have only one queue manager.