Configuring IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru
This section describes the various features that IBM® MQ Internet Pass-Thru (MQIPT) supports, and how to configure them.
Configure MQIPT by making changes to the
configuration file mqipt.conf. The structure of the MQIPT configuration file and the properties that can be
specified are described in IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru configuration reference.
Note: You
should set secure file permissions on the directory where the mqipt.conf file
is located to prevent unauthorized users seeing any stored passwords or changing the configuration.
Protect all passwords specified in the configuration file by following the procedure in Encrypting stored passwords in MQIPT.
Changes to the configuration file take effect when MQIPT is started or refreshed. Refreshing an active instance of
MQIPT brings configuration changes into effect without
restarting MQIPT. When MQIPT is refreshed, the mqipt.conf
configuration file is re-read and MQIPT takes the
following actions:
- Any active routes that are marked as inactive, or are no longer specified in the configuration file, are closed and no longer accept incoming connections.
- Any routes that are marked as active in the configuration file, and are not currently running, are started.
- Any changes to the configuration parameters of active routes are applied. Where possible, these changes take effect without any disruption to active connections. For some parameter changes, such as a change to the route destination, all connections are closed before the change is applied and the route is restarted.