IBM MQ features for Windows systems

You can select the features that you require when you install IBM® MQ.

The following table shows the features that are available when installing an IBM MQ server or client on a Windows system.

Interactive displayed name	Non-interactive displayed name	Description
Server	Server	You can use the server to run queue managers on your system and connect to other systems over a network. Provides messaging and queuing services to applications, and support for IBM MQ client connections.
MQ Explorer	Explorer	MQ Explorer allows you to administer and monitor resources in IBM MQ.
Managed File Transfer Service	MFT_Service	The IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Service install option installs a file transfer agent that has additional capabilities beyond those provided by the file transfer agent installed via the IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Agent install option. These additional capabilities are:- Create protocol bridge agents which are used to send and receive files with legacy FTP, FTPS or SFTP servers Deploy the Web Gateway feature which provides RESTful interfaces for building web applications that transfer files The IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Service install option must be installed on systems where the IBM MQ Server install option is already installed.
Managed File Transfer Logger	MFT_Logger	The IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Logger install option installs a file transfer logger which connects to an IBM MQ queue manager, often the queue manager designated as the coordination queue manager. It logs file transfer audit related data to either a database or a file. It must be installed on systems where the IBM MQ Server install option is already installed.
Managed File Transfer Agent	MFT_Agent	The IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Agent install option installs a file transfer agent which connects to an IBM MQ queue manager and transfers file data, as messages, to other file transfer agents. These must be installed either as part of the IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Agent or IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Service install options.
Managed File Transfer Tools	MFT_Tools	The IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Tools install option installs command line tools that are used to interact with file transfer agents. You can use these tools to start file transfers, schedule file transfers and create resource monitors from the command line. The IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Tools can be installed and used on either a system where file transfer agents are installed, or on a system where no file transfer agents are installed.
Local clients\Windows NT Client	Client	The IBM MQ client is a small subset of IBM MQ, without a queue manager, that uses the queue manager and queues on other (server) systems. It can be used only when the system it is on is connected to another system that is running a full server version of IBM MQ. The client and server can be on the same system if required.
Java and .NET Messaging and Web Services	JavaMsg	The files needed for messaging using Java (includes Java Message Service support) and IBM MQ Web Services.
Development Toolkit	Toolkit	This feature includes sample source files, and the bindings (files .H, .LIB, .DLL, and others), that you need to develop applications to run on IBM MQ. Bindings and samples are provided for the following languages: C, C++, Visual Basic, ActiveX, Cobol, and .NET (including C#). Java and Java Message Service support is included and samples are provided for MTS (COM+), and MQSC.
Telemetry Service	XR_Service	MQ Telemetry supports the connection of Internet Of Things (IOT) devices (that is, remote sensors, actuators and telemetry devices) that use the IBM MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol. The telemetry (MQXR) service enables a queue manager to act as an MQTT server, and communicate with MQTT client apps. A set of MQTT clients is available from the Eclipse Paho downloads page. These sample clients help you write your own MQTT client apps that IOT devices use to communicate with MQTT servers. See also Installing IBM MQ Telemetry.
Advanced Message Security	AMS	Provides a high level of protection for sensitive data flowing through the IBM MQ network, while not impacting the end applications. You must install this component on all IBM MQ installations that host queues you want to protect. You must install the IBM Global Security Kit component on any IBM MQ installation that is used by a program that puts or gets messages to or from a protected queue, unless you are using only Java client connections. You must install the Java JRE component to install this component.
AMQP Service	AMQP_Service	Install this component to make AMQP channels available. AMQP channels support MQ Light APIs. You can use AMQP channels to give AMQP applications access to the enterprise-level messaging facilities provided by IBM MQ. You must 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. From IBM MQ 8.0.0, Fix Pack 5, you can use the AMQP Service component on the IBM MQ Appliance.