Installing into Eclipse environments
Install MQ Explorer into your own Eclipse environment or Eclipse-based product to help with developing Java applications or to develop your own extensions.
Before you begin
Note: If you place the MQ Explorer plug-ins in another Eclipse environment, to use the
full set of CipherSuites, and to operate with certified FIPS 140-2 or Suite-B compliance, a suitable
JRE is required. IBM®
Java 7 Service Refresh 4, Fix Pack 2 or a higher
level of the IBM JRE provides the appropriate
support.
About this task
Procedure
To install into a compatible Eclipse-based environment:
What to do next
Local queue managers:
This procedure is sufficient if MQ Explorer is being used to administer remote queue managers. If there are local queue managers to administer, you must run the Eclipse-based product with the required environment settings for your operating system. In addition, the Eclipse-based product must be a 64-bit application to match the 64-bit local queue managers.
On Windows:
Set the PATH environment variable to include the bin64 and
java/lib64 directories of your IBM MQ installation. You can use the setmqenv command to do this before you start the
Eclipse-based product from the same command line. For example, if IBM MQ is installed in directory C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ, enter the following
command:
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\bin\setmqenv -s
On Linux® x86_64:
Set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to include the java/lib64 and
lib64 directories of your IBM MQ
installation before you run the Eclipse-based product. For example, if IBM MQ is installed in /opt/mqm:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/mqm/java/lib64:/opt/mqm/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH