Creating a broker on Windows

To create a broker:

  1. Start of changeOpen a command prompt.End of change
  2. Enter the following command to create the broker:
    mqsicreatebroker WBRK_BROKER -i wbrkuid -a wbrkpw
    -q WBRK_QM -n WBRKBKDB -u dbuid -p dbpw
    If you are using different names or values for any parameter on this command, you must replace the appropriate values with your own.
    In the command above:
    WBRK_BROKER
    Is the broker name.
    wbrkuid
    Start of change The broker runs as a Windows service. A service needs to log on with some credentials; "wbrkuid" is the user id for the credentials.End of change
    wbrkpw
    Is the password for the service user ID.
    WBRK_QM
    Is the name of the WebSphere MQ queue manager that the broker will use. This queue manager is created if it does not exist.
    WBRKBKDB
    Is the name of the existing broker database, the broker tables will be created within this database.
    dbuid
    Is the user ID that has read, write and create access permissions for the database. This is the user ID that will be used to read and update the broker's persistent store.
    dbpw
    Is the password that is associated with the database user ID, dbuid.
On completion of this task, you have:
Now that you have created a physical broker, you are ready to:
  1. Create and start the WebSphere MQ queue manager channels that are required to connect WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker components (brokers, User Name Servers, and Configuration Manager). This allows components in your broker domain that are supported by different queue managers to exchange messages and communicate effectively. Refer to Connecting components
  2. Add the broker to the broker domain using the workbench (Adding a broker to a broker domain).
Related concepts
Broker
Broker domain
Related tasks
Adding a broker to a broker domain
Using WebSphere MQ trusted applications
Related reference
mqsicreatebroker command
Product component naming conventions