This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the IBM MQ Appliance M2000, an application connectivity option that combines secure, reliable IBM MQ messaging with the simplicity and low overall costs of a hardware appliance.

This book presents underlying concepts and practical advice for integrating the IBM MQ Appliance M2000 into an IBM MQ infrastructure. Therefore, it is aimed at enterprises that are considering a possible first use of IBM MQ and the IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and those that already identified the appliance as a logical addition to their messaging environment.

Details about new functionality and changes in approaches to application messaging are also described. The authors' goal is to help readers make informed design and implementation decisions so that the users can successfully integrate the IBM MQ Appliance M2000 into their environments.

A broad understanding of enterprise messaging is required to fully comprehend the details that are provided in this book. Readers are assumed to have at least some familiarity and experience with complimentary IBM messaging products.

Part 1. Overview

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Business scenario overview

Part 2. Using the IBM MQ Appliance

Chapter 3. Planning

Chapter 4. Installing the IBM MQ Appliance

Chapter 5. Initial appliance configuration

Chapter 6. Appliance administration

Chapter 7. Creating queue managers

Chapter 8. IBM MQ object security

Chapter 9. IBM MQ channel security

Chapter 10. High availability

Chapter 11. Application changes

Chapter 12. Support for the IBM MQ Appliance

Part 3. Appendixes

Appendix A. IBM MQ cryptographic changes

Appendix B. Transcript of IBM MQ Appliance firmware upgrade

Appendix C. Transcript of appliance initialization

Appendix D. Commands to enable an LDAP authenticated administrator