Where to find more information about maintaining and migrating
Where to look for more information, for example if you are getting started with migrating and maintaining IBM MQ .
Get started with maintaining and migrating IBM MQ
If you are not familiar with IBM MQ migration, start by reading the following information:- The Migration concepts and methods section: use these topics to find out more about the concepts that you must understand before planning migration tasks, including the difference between maintenance, migration, and upgrading and which migration paths are supported.
- The IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ Migration Guides: use these guides to find more information about planning the migration process for your release and platform.
New features and changes in this release
For information about new features and changes in this release, see the following topics:- What's new and changed in IBM MQ Version 9.0
What's new and
changed in Version 9.0.x
Continuous Delivery
What's new and
changed in Version 9.0.0.x
Long Term Support
New features and changes in earlier releases
Some new features and changes from earlier releases might have an impact on planning your migration because they affect the behavior of existing applications or the automation of management tasks. For information on where to find details of these changes in the product documentation for earlier releases, see What was new and changed in earlier releases.
Important: If you are migrating your system from a version of IBM WebSphere MQ before Version 7.0, you must migrate your system to Version 7.0.1, or Version 7.1 before you migrate to the latest version. See the appropriate version of the product documentation for information on how to carry out the task. For links to earlier versions of the product documentation not available in IBM Knowledge Center, see the IBM MQ documentation library web page.System requirements and prerequisites
From IBM MQ Version 8.0, we can use the Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) tool to find information on supported operating systems, system requirements, prerequisites, and optional supported software. For more information about the SPCR tool and links to reports for each supported platform, see the System Requirements for IBM MQ Version 9.0 web page.
For links to system requirements information for all releases of IBM WebSphere MQ or IBM MQ, see System Requirements for IBM MQ.
For information about limitations and known problems for IBM MQ Version 9.0 and its maintenance, see the product readme file, which is available from the IBM MQ, WebSphere MQ, and MQSeries® product readmes web page.
IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ Migration Guides
The IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ Migration Guide provides information to help you plan the process of migrating from an older version to a new version of IBM MQ for Multiplatforms.
For an introduction to the guide and its
contents, see the Support page IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ Migration Guide.
To view the guide in your web browser,
click the following link:
IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ Migration Guide - HTML version.
To download the guide as a PDF file, click the
following link:
IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ Migration Guide - PDF file.
- For an introduction to the guide and its contents, see the Support page IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ for z/OS Migration Guide.
- To view the guide in your web browser,
click the following link:
IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ for z/OS Migration Guide - HTML version.
- To download the guide as a PDF file, click the
following link:
IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ for z/OS Migration Guide - PDF file.
Downloadable versions of the IBM MQ product documentation
If you prefer to use the IBM MQ Version 9.0 product documentation offline, we can download it through the links on the IBM MQ documentation library web page, either as a downloadable package or as a set of PDF files. The PDF files are also available from the links in IBM MQ Version 9.0 PDF documentation.