You can use IBM® MQ Explorer to define the
client-connection if you are setting up the client and server on the same workstation on a Linux® system.
Procedure
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Select the queue manager, QUEUE.MANAGER.1
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Open the Channels folder, then right-click
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Enter the channel name, CHANNEL1, for the client connection, and click
Next.
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Enter the queue manager name, QUEUE.MANAGER.1
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Enter the following string as the connection name:
server-address (port)
Where:
server-address
is the TCP/IP host name of the server
port
is the TCP/IP port number the server is listening on
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Click Finish.
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From the command line, set the
MQCHLLIB
environment variable:
Enter the following
command:
export MQCHLLIB=var/mqm/qmgrs/QUEUE!MANAGER!1/@ipcc
Note: The queue
manager name contains .
. IBM MQ
creates the queue manager directory with the name, QUEUE!MANAGER!1
What to do next
Use the sample programs to test communication between the client and server. See Testing communication between a client and a server on Linux.