Configuring IBM WebSphere MQ with the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ wizard

About this task

The Prepare IBM® WebSphere® MQ wizard helps you to configure IBM WebSphere MQ files and a user account for your network, and migrate any queue managers and data from a previous installation. You must run the wizard to configure the WebSphere MQ Service before you can start any queue managers.

The Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ wizard window is displayed when IBM WebSphere MQ installation completes. Follow the instructions given by the wizard to configure IBM WebSphere MQ. At any time while the wizard is running you can click More Information in the wizard to view online help about the task you are doing.

Note: On Windows systems with UAC enabled, if you do not complete the Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard directly after WebSphere MQ is installed, or if for any reason your machine is rebooted between completing WebSphere MQ installation and completing the Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard, you must accept the Windows prompt when it appears to allow the wizard to run as elevated.

Procedure

When WebSphere MQ installation completes, the Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard window is displayed with a welcome message.
To continue, click Next
If you have run the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ wizard before, this step is skipped. If you have not run the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ wizard before, the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays a progress bar with the following message:
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Status: Setting up WebSphere MQ Configuration
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Wait until the progress bar completes.
The Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays a progress bar with the following message:
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Status: Setting up the WebSphere MQ Service.
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Wait until the progress bar completes.
IBM WebSphere MQ attempts to detect whether you must configure IBM WebSphere MQ for use with Windows Active Directory Server or later domain users. Depending on the results of the detection, IBM WebSphere MQ does one of the following things:
- If IBM WebSphere MQ detects that you need to configure IBM WebSphere MQ for Windows Active Directory Server or later domain users, the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays a message that starts:
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WebSphere MQ does not have the authority to query information about
your user account
```
  Optionally, to see online help about configuring the domain account, select More Information. When you are finished, close the IBM WebSphere MQ Help Center window to return to the current window.
  
  Click Next, and go to step 5.
- If you are not installing on a Windows Active Directory Server or later domain server and IBM WebSphere MQ cannot detect whether you need to configure IBM WebSphere MQ for Windows Active Directory Server or later domain users, the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays the following message:
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Are any of the domain controllers in your network running 
Windows 2000 or later domain server?
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  If you select Yes, click Next, then go to step 5.
  
  If you select No, click Next, then go to step 9.
  
  If you select Don't know, you cannot continue. Select one of the other options, or click Cancel and contact your domain administrator.
- If IBM WebSphere MQ detects that you do not need to configure IBM WebSphere MQ for Windows Active Directory Server or later domain users, go to step 9.
Note: At any time, you can click More Information to view online help about configuring the domain account, or see Configuring IBM WebSphere MQ accounts. When you are finished, close the IBM WebSphere MQ Help Center window to return to the current window.
The Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays the following message:
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Do you need to configure WebSphere MQ for users defined on Windows 2000 
or later domain controllers?
```
If you select Yes, click Next, then go to step 6.

If you select No, click Next, then go to step 9.

If you select Don't know, you cannot continue. Select one of the other options, or click Cancel and contact your domain administrator.

Note: At any time, you can click More Information to view online help about configuring the domain account, or see Configuring IBM WebSphere MQ accounts. When you are finished, close the IBM WebSphere MQ Help Center window to return to the current window.
Give the domain user that you obtained from your domain administrator the right to run as a service.
1. Click Start > Run..., type the command secpol.msc and click OK.
2. Open Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignments. In the list of policies, right-click Log on as a service > Properties.
3. Click Add User or Group... and type the name of the user you obtained from your domain administrator, and click Check Names
4. If prompted by a Windows Security window, type the user name and password of an account user or administrator with sufficient authority, and click OK > Apply > OK. Close the Local Security Policy window.
In the next window, enter the Domain and user ID of the domain user account that you obtained from your domain administrator. Either enter the Password for this account, or select the option This account does not have a password. Click Next.
The Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays a progress bar with the following message:
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Status: Configuring WebSphere MQ with the special domain user account
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Wait until the progress bar completes.
If there are any problems with the domain user account, a further window is displayed. Follow the advice on this window before you continue with this procedure.
The Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays a progress bar with the following message:
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Status: Starting WebSphere MQ services
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Wait until the progress bar completes.
Next, select the options that you require.
The Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ Wizard window displays the following message:
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You have completed the Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard
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Select the options that you require, then click Finish. Select one or more from:
- Remove the shortcut to this wizard from the desktop
  This option is available only if you have previously attempted installation, but you canceled the procedure from the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ wizard and you created a desktop shortcut to this wizard. Select this option to remove the shortcut. You do not need it now that you have completed the Prepare IBM WebSphere MQ wizard.
- Launch IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer
  The IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer allows you to view and administer your IBM WebSphere MQ network.
- Launch Notepad to view the release notes
  The release notes contain information about installing IBM WebSphere MQ and also late-breaking news that is available after the published documentation is produced.
Follow the procedure described in Checking for problems after installing.