Installing a fix pack on IBM MQ Version 9.1

How you install a fix pack on top of the installed IBM MQ Version 9.1.0 on a system that has multi-version installations of IBM MQ.

Before starting

Ensure you have migrated the queue manager QMMIG to IBM MQ Version 9.1.0. See Migrating a queue manager to a later version of IBM MQ for more information.

For this scenario, there is another installed version (IBM MQ Version 8.0) and the queue managers running under that other version will not be stopped in order to demonstrate that we can continue using those other versions, while performing maintenance activities for IBM MQ Version 9.1.0.n.

Note that no advanced options are selected when installing the update.

Procedure

1. Login as an administrator.
   1. Issue the command C:\> set-mq-910 if you created the batch file, or use the setmqenv command, to make sure we are on IBM MQ Version 9.1.0.n, where n is 0 in this scenario.
   2. Display the status of the queue managers by issuing the command C:\> dspmq -o installation -s. You receive the following output:

      QMNAME(QM80)                   STATUS(Running)INSTNAME(Installation1) 
      INSTPATH(C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ) INSTVER(8.0.0.9) 
       
      QMNAME(QMMIG)                           STATUS(Ended unexpectedly) INSTNAME(Installation2) 
      INSTPATH(C:\Program Files\IBM\MQ) INSTVER(9.1.0.0) 
       
      QMNAME(QM910)                           STATUS(Ended immediately) INSTNAME(Installation2) 
      INSTPATH(C:\Program Files\IBM\MQ) INSTVER(9.1.0.0) 

2. Stop the IBM MQ Version 9.1.0 processes. See Applying and removing maintenance on Windows for further information on stopping the processes.In summary:
   • Issue the endmqm immediate command to the queue managers QMMIG and QM910.
   • Stop the IBM MQ service for the installation by right-clicking the IBM MQ icon in the taskbar, then click Stop IBM MQ.

3. Locate the fix pack. This scenario is using IBM MQ Version 9.1.0.5. Go to Downloading IBM MQ Version 9.1.0.5.Note: We should check we are using the latest fix pack by visiting Recommended Fixes for IBM MQ and download the appropriate one.
   1. Click on the appropriate tab. For this scenario it is V9.1.0.5 LTS
   2. Download the Windows software, either from Fix Central or Passport Advantage. In this scenario, you put the file set into the following directory C:\downloads\mq9105; the file name is 9.1.0-IBM-MQ-Win64-FP0005.zip.

4. Extract the files from the zip file and run the following command, IBM-MQ-9.1.0-FP0005.exe. You see the Install Anywhere Dialog, containing the following information InstallAnywhere is preparing to install ... We need to wait until the preparation is over which can take several minutes.
5. Click OK to continue when the window, IBM MQ (fix pack 9.1.0.5 files) appears.
   1. When the Introduction section appears, click Next.
   2. When the Installation Type section appears, select the option that is more suitable for the enterprise, probably Load files and apply fix pack, and click Next.
   3. When the Information section appears, click Next.
   4. When the Destination Folder section appears, select the default location C:\Program Files\IBM\source\MQ 9.1.0.5, and click Next.
   5. When the Advanced Options section appears, click Next.
   6. When the Pre-installation summary section appears, check the information displayed, and click Install.
   7. Wait while the code is loaded. The Loading section has a progress indicator, and when the process is complete, Loading Complete is ticked, and the Apply Fix Pack section appears.
   8. Click Done. As there is more than one installation on the system, a dialog appears where we can select which installation we want to upgrade. In this case it is Installation2 (9.1.0.0).
   9. Click OK.
   10. Accept the default for the Backup Folder and click Apply. More dialogs appear with progress indicators, and the final dialog states Fix Pack 9.1.0.5 has been applied. Click Finish to end.
   11. Click Finish.

Results

We have successfully upgraded a version of IBM MQ for Windows alongside an existing version of the product.