Configuring the REST management interface by using the IBM MQ Appliance web UI

You can configure the REST management interface by using the IBM® MQ Appliance web UI.

About this task

You use the Administration section of the IBM MQ Appliance web UI to configure the REST management interface on your IBM MQ Appliance. The IBM MQ Appliance web UI itself contains detailed help on the fields that you need to configure. Here the major steps that you need to complete are described.

Procedure

  1. Start the IBM MQ Appliance web UI, and click the objects icon shows the object icon.
  2. Select Device management > REST Management interface.
  3. Ensure that Administrative state is On.
  4. Specify the IP address (or host alias) that is used to connect to the REST management interface. Specify 0.0.0.0 to listen on all appliance interfaces.
  5. Specify the port number to connect on. The port is 5554 by default for a REST interface.
  6. If you want to secure your REST connection with TSL, specify a Custom TSL server type of Server Profile, and select the Custom TSL server profile (see Configuring certificates for the REST management interface for instructions on creating the profile).
  7. Click Apply to save the changes to the running configuration.