Verify the installation using the Postcard application

You can set up and use the Postcard application to verify a local installation or a server-to-server installation.

Use the Postcard application to verify that IBM® MQ is successfully installed, and that the associated communication links are working properly.

The postcard application is Java based and requires a system with the ability to view a graphical display. You can also verify an installation using the command line, see Verify the installation using the command line.

Note: Using Postcard to verify an IBM MQ installation is only possible if there is one IBM MQ installation on that box. The Default Configuration wizard will not create a default configuration if a queue manager already exists on the box. The Default Configuration wizard will run on any installation on a box but only one default configuration can be created per box. Using Postcard to verify second and subsequent installations of IBM MQ on the same box is not possible.