Chapter 1. Overview

Red Hat build of Apache Qpid ProtonJ2 supports the following industry-recognized standards and network protocols:

Refer to Red Hat AMQ Supported Configurations on the Red Hat Customer Portal for current information regarding Red Hat build of Apache Qpid ProtonJ2 supported configurations.

This section introduces the core API entities and describes how they operate together.

Red Hat build of Apache Qpid ProtonJ2 sends and receives messages. Messages are transferred to Brokers via Senders and from Brokers using Receivers. Received Messages are wrapped in a Delivery which can be Accepted, Rejected or Released.

Senders and Receivers are created using Connections which are in turn created using Clients. Sessions are established over Connections.

The sudo command

In this document, sudo is used for any command that requires root privileges. Exercise caution when using sudo because any changes can affect the entire system. For more information about sudo, see Using the sudo command.

File paths

In this document, all file paths are valid for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems (for example, /home/andrea). On Microsoft Windows, you must use the equivalent Windows paths (for example, C:\Users\andrea).

Variable text

This document contains code blocks with variables that you must replace with values specific to your environment. Variable text is enclosed in arrow braces and styled as italic monospace. For example, in the following command, replace <project-dir> with the value for your environment:

$ cd <project-dir>