Migrating IBM MQ on Windows

Migrating IBM MQ on Windows

IBM MQ migration tasks associated with Windows platforms are grouped in this section.

About this task

This topic lists the various steps you need to take to migrate to, or migrate from, the latest version of the IBM MQ product.

See also, Migrating from one Continuous Delivery release to another, if you are migrating a Continuous Delivery release of the product.

Plan to migrate IBM MQ to a later version on Windows
Before migrating IBM MQ to a later version on Windows, review the system requirements information, and the information about any changes that might affect migration, then create a migration plan.
Migrating a queue manager on Windows
The procedures for migrating a queue manager to a later version of the product, and for restoring a queue manager to an earlier version of the product are detailed in this section.
Migrating an IBM MQ MQI client on Windows
Before migrating an IBM MQ MQI client, create a migration plan. Stop all IBM MQ activity on the client workstation. Upgrade the IBM MQ MQI client installation. Make any essential configuration and application changes.
Migrating IBM MQ library loading to a later version on Windows
On Windows, no change in the way IBM MQ libraries are loaded is normally required if you upgrade from an earlier version of the product to the later version by replacing an earlier version of the product with the later version, based on the single stage scenario. However, if you choose to take advantage of multi-installation in the later version of the product, based on the side-by-side or multi-stage migration scenarios, you might have to configure the runtime environment differently, for the operating system to load the later version of the IBM MQ library.
Migrating from a single instance to a multi-instance queue manager on Windows
To migrate a single instance queue manager, to a multi-instance queue manager, on Windows platforms, you must move the queue manager data to a shared directory, and reconfigure the queue manager on two other servers.
Reverting to a single-instance queue manager on Windows
Revert a multi-instance queue manager to a single instance queue manager, on Windows platforms, by stopping the standby instance. Then restart the active instance and do not set the flag that permits standby instances.
Migrating logs to an Advanced Format disk on Windows
An Advanced Format disk is one that has 4096 bytes per sector. The following is applicable only to the Windows platform as Advanced Format disks can be used on other platforms, without carrying out a migration procedure.
Parent topic: Migrating IBM MQ

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Changes that affect migration