WebSphere® MQ software requirements

You must be aware of certain software requirements for using IBM® WebSphere® MQ for Rational® Integration Tester.

WebSphere® libraries

To enable Rational® Integration Tester to work with WebSphere® MQ, you must use Rational® Integration Tester Library Manager to specify the locations of the IBM® libraries that are used for accessing WebSphere® MQ.

The following versions of IBM® WebSphere® MQ are supported:
  • WebSphere® MQ V8.0
  • WebSphere® MQ V9.0
  • WebSphere® MQ V9.1.2

You can configure different versions of those libraries depending on the version of WebSphere® MQ that is used. Rational® Integration Tester Library Manager lists the required libraries that are required for each version of WebSphere® MQ and also the default location that Rational® Integration Tester uses. The default location for the specified libraries can be modified in the Library Manager.

For more information, see Working with Library Manager.

Important: Starting in V10.0.2 Rational® Integration Tester ships with the required JAR files to communicate with WebSphere® MQ. The Library Manager configuration for WebSphere® MQ is not necessary for new installations. For upgrades from existing installations where a WebSphere® MQ provider is configured in Library Manager, the existing configuration might be used. If no such provider is configured, the new default pre-installed provider is used. If required, the configured provider can be changed in Library Manager.
Notes:
  • While you work with WebSphere® MQ V8.0 and later, you must configure the required client connection authentication type and specify either the operating system user account or the LDAP lookup details. For more information about security, see the related links.
  • For configuring WebSphere® MQ 8.0 onwards to support anonymous access, see the related links.

JMS interface libraries (optional)

The JMS interface can be used to interact with WebSphere® MQ.

For more information about JMS, refer https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-message-service.html. For more information about WebSphere® MQ JMS, see Testing with IBM WebSphere MQ messages.

To use the JMS interface to access WebSphere® MQ, if required, you can create a provider under WebSphere® MQ in Library Manager and specify the locations of the relevant libraries.

You can configure different versions of those libraries depending on the version of WebSphere® MQ being used. Rational® Integration Tester Library Manager lists the required libraries that are required for each version of WebSphere® MQ and also the default location that Rational® Integration Tester uses. Rational® Integration Tester is used to modify the default location for the specified libraries.