Verifying a client installation on Windows

You can verify that your IBM® MQ MQI client installation completed successfully and that the communication link is working.

About this task

The verification procedure shows how to create a queue manager called queue.manager.1, a local queue called QUEUE1, and a server-connection channel called CHANNEL1 on the server.

It shows how to create the client-connection channel on the IBM MQ MQI client workstation. It then shows how to use the sample programs to put a message onto a queue, and get the message from the queue.

The example does not address any client security issues. See Setting up IBM MQ MQI client security for details if you are concerned with IBM MQ MQI client security issues.

The verification procedure assumes that:

The full IBM MQ server product has been installed on a server.
The server installation is accessible on your network.
The IBM MQ MQI client software has been installed on a client system.
The IBM MQ sample programs have been installed.
TCP/IP has been configured on the server and client systems. For more information, see Configuring connections between the server and client.

Procedure

Set up the server and client:
- To set up the server and client by using the command line, follow the instructions in Setting up the server and client using the command line on Windows.
- To set up the server and client by using IBM MQ Explorer, follow the instructions in Setting up the server and client using IBM MQ Explorer on Windows.
Test the communications between client and server, using the instructions in Testing communication between a client and a server on Windows.