mqoc_create_qm.md

copyright	lastupdated	subcollection	keywords
years 2017, 2020	2020-04-28	mqcloud	create, queue, manager

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Creating a queue manager

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You can quickly and easily create a new queue manager in IBM MQ on Cloud. {:shortdesc}

In this task, you do the following:

1. Launch IBM MQ on Cloud.
2. Create a queue manager.

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Prerequisites

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None.

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Launching IBM MQ on Cloud

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Note: If you've already created a service instance, you can skip the following steps and continue with Creating a queue manager.

1. Log in to the IBM Cloud console.
2. Click Catalog.
3. Select Integration from the Services navigator, and click the MQ tile.
4. Select a region from the drop down boox.
5. Select a pricing plan
6. Type in a service name.
7. Click Create.

You are now presented with a view of your service instance from where you will be able to view and manage your queue managers after they have been created.

Creating a queue manager

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Starting from the 'Manage' menu option within the service instance view:

1. Click Create.
2. Choose a unique name for your new queue manager.

• Please ensure that your queue manager name only contains characters from the following set: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, underscore, and period.

3. Choose a display name that you can quickly identify your queue manager with.
4. Choose the location where the queue manager will be deployed.
5. Select the queue manager size.
6. Click Create.

A record of your new queue manager will appear with a status of Deploying.

The status of your new queue manager will automatically refresh every 30 seconds.

When you see that your queue manager has a status of Running, it's ready to be configured for use.

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Conclusion

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You have successfully launched IBM MQ on Cloud and created a queue manager.

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Next step

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Administer your new queue manager, using one of the queue manager administration options