Verifying the installation of IBM IoT MessageSight

You can verify the installation of IBM® IoT MessageSight by using the Messaging Tester sample application.

About this task

This procedure uses a sample application and a demonstration MQTT endpoint to verify the installation of the IBM IoT MessageSight server. The demonstration MQTT endpoint allows applications to connect to IBM IoT MessageSight on port 1883, and from any configured IP address. The endpoint has a messaging policy and a connection policy that is associated with it. These policies allow all applications to connect. After you verify the installation, you must disable the endpoint to prevent unauthorized applications from accessing IBM IoT MessageSight.

You can use the IBM IoT MessageSight Web UI to download the sample application.

For more information about endpoints, connection policies, and messaging policies, and how these configuration items are used to restrict access to IBM IoT MessageSight, see Message hubs, endpoints, and policies.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Messaging Tester Sample Application page in one of the following ways:
    • From the Home tab, click Messaging Tester Sample Application in the Verify your configuration with the MessageSight Messaging Tester sample application pane.
    • From the Messaging menu, click Sample Application.
  2. Follow the instructions on the Messaging Tester Sample Application page to complete the verification procedure.

What to do next

After you verify the server installation, you can take a number of steps:
  • You can learn about the basic concepts of IBM IoT MessageSight. For example, you can learn about message hubs, endpoints, connection policies, and messaging policies, and how these configuration items control your messaging solution.

    For more information, see Key Concepts.

  • You can plan your solution by examining common messaging patterns, and making key decisions about your solution. You can explore example end-to-end scenarios, and use these scenarios as the basis for your solution.

    For more information, see Planning, and End-to-end scenarios.