Defining outbound chains for IBM MQ interoperation
You can define new outbound chains by using the wsadmin utility. These chains can be used for interoperating with IBM MQ.
About this task
The channels used to build an outbound chain determine
with which configurations of the IBM MQ queue
manager sender channel so a network connection can be successfully
established. The following table shows all the valid chain configurations
and describes the configuration of aIBM MQ queue manager sender channel
with which they can be used to establish a connection.
channel | Unsecured channel | channel secured by using SSL |
---|---|---|
TCP channel | X | X |
SSL channel | X | |
MQFAP channel | X | X |
For example, an SSL-based chain would consist of a TCP channel, SSL channel and MQFAP channel. When creating chains, the order of channels in the chain is important. You must specify channels in the order in which they appear in the table.
The example in this topic describes how to create an outbound chain capable of being used to contact IBM MQ queue manager receiver channels by using SSL-based encryption.
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