setup websphere mq-series on windows xp

Image via Wikipediaif you've ever been curious about how to setup a test environment for mq-series ... here we go

1) download the trial version [link]
if you already have a working registration you can just download the file - otherwise you have to register

2) unzip the file and start the setup

3) if you see the following screen, you have to install eclipse 3.3 as well (fortunatelly it's part of the downloaded file - just use the button 'CD') ... after that step you have to press Refresh

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4) go to Network Connections and choose 'NO'

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5) choose your prefered language and start Websphere MQ Installation

6) the installation-wizard will guide you through the installation process (I've used the typical installation)

7) Websphere MQ Wizard will start after a while to guide you through the configuration
if you don't have any domain controllers in your network choose NO (default setting)

8) we don't click 'Setup the default Configuration' ... we will do the configuration in a second

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9) start the Websphere MQ Explorer

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10) right click Queue Managers - New - Queue Manager ...

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11) choose a name for the Queue Manager and assign this Queue Manager as the default Queue Manager
no default transission queue
i've choosen SYSTEM.DEAD.LETTER.QUEUE but it's optional
that's it for now ... click Finish