A broker domain is a collection of brokers that share a common configuration, together with a single Configuration Manager that controls them. A domain can also include a User Name Server that interfaces with operating system facilities to determine valid users and groups for publish/subscribe applications. Review the conceptual information provided in the Product overview for an overview of the broker domain and the broker domain components.
Design your broker domain before you create and configure its components. Consider the factors described in Designing a broker domain to create a broker domain that best suits its components and the required functionality.
Creating the broker domain is a two-stage process. You create the physical components using the command line, and then use the workbench to configure the physical components.
If
you require a default broker domain configuration on Windows, you can use the Getting Started wizard. The Getting
Started wizard
creates all the components you need to start exploring WebSphere
Business Integration Message Broker and
run the supplied samples. See Getting Started.
Before
you configure a broker domain, review the information in Authorization for configuration tasks and Setting up broker domain security to ensure that
you have the correct authorization and permission to create and access WebSphere
Business Integration Message Broker resources.
The following set of tasks takes you through the process for creating and configuring the broker domain (depending on the configuration that you require, and the platform that you are using):
This section also provides information about setting
preferences within the workbench in Configuring the workbench, and about system locale settings in Changing locales.