IBM MQ Connection Details

To establish the connection successfully, you must configure the IBM MQ instance.

The IBM MQ Connection dialog box contains the following fields:
Field Description
Connection Name Enter the name of the connection. This is only a label and does not reflect the name of the server.
Description Enter a brief description.
Queue Manager Name

Enter the name of the queue manager as it appears in start and stop commands. For example, the name of the queue manager can be QMA.

Host Name

Enter the hostname or an IP address of the machine on which the queue manager is running.

Port Enter the port on which the queue manager TCP listener is listening. The default is 1414.
Server Connection Channel Name Enter the name of the server connection channel.
User Name Enter the user name.
Passowrd Enter the password. This password will be stored in an encrypted form.
Encryption Mode Select any one of the following types of security:

None: For a plain text connection.

TLS-ServerAuth: For an encrypted connection where the identity of server is authenticated.

TLS-MutualAuth : For an encrypted connection where both the client and the server authenticate each other.

Keystore Select the file containing the IBM kdb encoded keystore. This keystore is read into the configuration data of the applications and used at the runtime at the location where it is deployed. It is not necessary for the deployment environment to have access to this file.
Note: Ensure that the keystore must contain the CA certificatie for the server to connect in TLS-ServerAuth mode and an identity certificate for the client to connect in TLS-MutualAuth mode. The client certificate must be signed with a CA certificate, trusted by the server.
Keystore Stashfile Select the stash file for the above keystore. The stash file is required so that the MQ client can open the password protected keystore. The stashfile is stored in the application configuration data.
CipherSpec Enter the cipher specification for the server connection channel to which the application will connect. You can get the cipher specification from SSL tab of the server connection channel in MQExplorer, or from your MQ administrator.

For details about the fields, see the IBM MQ product documentation.