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:

  1. Select Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere MQ > WebSphere MQ Explorer to launch the WebSphere MQ Explorer.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:

    1. In the left pane of the MQServices window, under the Console Root tree, right-click the queue manager name.
    2. Select New > Channel Initiator from the drop-down list.
    3. In the Create Channel Initiator Service dialog, accept the default values and select OK.
  5. Configure the Startup mode of each of these entries to Automatic by right-clicking each, then selecting All Tasks > Automatic.
  6. If any of these services are not running, manually start them by right-clicking each service, then selecting All Tasks > Start.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.

  9. The listener should be configured for automatic startup. If it is not, right-click it and then select All Tasks > Automatic.
  10. Start the listener manually by right-clicking it and then selecting All Tasks > Start.
  11. Close the MQServices window and IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer. Select Yes when prompted to save your changes.

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