Adding a listener
to the WebSphere MQ service
Installing WebSphere Business Integration Server Express
or Express Plus created the queue manager; you must add the WebSphere
MQ listener as a Windows service and configure it for automatic
startup, as follows:
- Select Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere MQ > WebSphere MQ Explorer to
launch the WebSphere MQ Explorer.
- In the left pane of the WebSphere MQ Explorer, select the Queue
Managers folder that contains the name of the queue manager. The
Queue Manager Status in the right pane must show the Queue Manager Status
as Running. If it does not, right-click on
the queue manager name in the right pane, then select Start from
the drop-down list. The Queue Manager Status changes to Running.
- Open WebSphere MQ Services by right-clicking the queue manager
name in the right pane, then selecting All Tasks > Services from
the drop-down list.
- In the left pane of the MQServices window, under the Console
Root tree, expand WebSphere MQ Services, then
select the queue manager.
Three entries for your particular queue are listed in the right
pane: Queue Manager, Command Server, and Channel Initiator. If you
do not see a Channel Initiator, do the following:
- In the left pane of the MQServices window, under the Console
Root tree, right-click the queue manager name.
- Select New > Channel Initiator from
the drop-down list.
- In the Create Channel Initiator Service dialog, accept the default
values and select OK.
- Configure the Startup mode of each of these entries to Automatic by
right-clicking each, then selecting All Tasks > Automatic.
- If any of these services are not running, manually start them
by right-clicking each service, then selecting All Tasks > Start.
- Add a listener entry by right-clicking the queue manager name
in the left pane under the Console Root tree and then selecting New > Listener from
the drop-down list.
- In the Parameters tab of the Create Listener Service dialog
box, select TCP as the Protocol and 1414 as the port number, then select OK.
You must use a unique port number for each listener. Assign the
port a number other than the default of 1414, then select OK.
- The listener should be configured for automatic
startup. If it is not, right-click it and then select All Tasks > Automatic.
- Start the listener manually by right-clicking it and then selecting All Tasks > Start.
- Close the MQServices window and IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer. Select Yes when
prompted to save your changes.
