Create Remote Queue Manager

Some of the content described in this article is available in meshIQ Manage versions 11 and greater. See meshIQ Highlights v11 for an overview of feature changes.

This article contains instructions for creating a remote queue manager manually. To learn how to import and export remote manager definitions, see Importing and Exporting Remote Managers.

See the Remote queue manager field descriptions article for descriptions of the fields on the dialogs below.

The Undo button may be available in the remote manager connections window immediately after you add, modify, copy, delete, or import a connection. Only the most recent action can be undone.

1. From the workgroup server’s pop-up menu, select Create > Remote Queue Managers. The Remote Queue Manager Connections window opens. Hover over a remote queue manager to view its attributes on the right side of the window.  You can sort the columns of the remote queue manager table on the left side of the window alphabetically by simply clicking the column headers.
   
2. Click the Add button to add a new remote queue manager connection.
3. Fill in fields on the General and Communication vertical tabs. See Remote queue manager field descriptions for details.
   
   
4. To add exit strings, click next to Security Exit Name.  This dialog shown below opens. Enter a new exit string and click Add.  Click Ok to save changes and continue the creation process.
   
5. On the SSL tab window, populate the fields. See Remote Queue Manager Connection Config tab: SSL Connections Example for an example.

For meshIQ Cloud users, in the SSL certificate key field on the SSL tab, enter the path to the uploaded certificate file, as shown on the Certificates tab of your meshIQ Cloud subscription page. See Getting Started: Uploading Certificate for Remote Connections for more information.

6. Click Settings to configure cryptographic hardware settings.  Make your selections and click Ok.
   
7. Back on the SSL tab, click Ok to save all changes.   

Verify a manager connection

See Verify a remote manager connection.

Edit a manager connection

1. Select a workgroup server within the Workgroup Server viewlet. 
2. From the pop-up menu, select Create > Remote Queue Managers. The Remote Queue Manager Connections window opens.
3. Select the remote connection that you want to modify.
4. Click Modify.
5. Make your changes and click OK.

Copy a manager connection

The Copy as command is used to copy the definition of an existing connection manager to a new one.

1. Select a workgroup server within the Workgroup Server viewlet. 
2. From the pop-up menu, select Create > Remote Queue Managers. The Remote Queue Manager Connections window opens.
3. Select the remote connection that you want to use as a basis for a new connection.
4. Click Copy as.
5. Make your changes and click OK.

Delete a manager connection

1. Select a workgroup server within the Workgroup Server viewlet. 
2. From the pop-up menu, select Create > Remote Queue Managers. The Remote Queue Manager Connections window opens.
3. Select the remote connection that you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.
5. At the confirmation message, click Yes to confirm the deletion, No to cancel it, or Schedule to specify a future date and time to delete the object.

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