Testing your WebSphere MQ configuration

To test your WebSphere MQ configuration, insert the following message in the hostname.inbounds message queue

Procedure

  1. Open the WebSphere MQ Explorer according the instructions in the WebSphere MQ documentation.
  2. Right-click hostname.inbounds and select Put Test Message from the pop-up menu.
  3. In the test message window, enter the following text: <?xml test message>
  4. Click OK.
    For other platforms, see MA0J: MQSeries - Put message utility Technote #4000653.
    WebSphere MQ is configured properly if the following occurs:
    • The test message is consumed from the serial inbound queue (hostname.inbounds).
    • An error message appears in the hostname.outbound queue.
    • The original message appears in the hostname.error queue.