Administering IBM MQ Light

You can administer MQ Light using MQ Explorer or at a command line. Use the Explorer to configure channels and monitor the MQ Light clients that are connected to IBM® MQ. Configure the security of MQ Light using TLS and JAAS.

Before you start

For information about installing AMQP on your platform, see Choosing what to install. Install the AMQP Service component by using the IBM MQ V8.0.0.4 manufacturing refresh, not the V8.0.0.4 Fix Pack. You cannot install the AMQP component on a version of the queue manager earlier than V8.0.0.4.

Administering using MQ Explorer

Use the Explorer to configure AMQP channels and monitor the MQ Light clients that are connected to IBM MQ. You can configure the security of MQ Light using TLS and JAAS.

Administering using the command line

You can administer MQ Light at the command line using the IBM MQ MQSC commands.