IFS root file system for MQ server

 

The integrated file system (IFS) is a part of OS/400 that supports stream input/output and storage management similar to personal computer and UNIX operating systems, while providing an integrating structure over all information stored in the server. When you install WebSphere MQ for iSeries™, the directories listed below are created in the IFS root file system.

(Use of the IFS file structure is described in the WebSphere MQ for iSeries, V6.0 System Administration Guide).

 

ProdData

Overview

- QIBM
    '-- ProdData
              '-- mqm
                    '-- doc
                    '-- inc
                    '-- lib
                    '-- samp
                    '-- licenses

/QIBM/ProdData/mqm

Subdirectories below this contain all the product data, for example, C++ classes, trace format files, and license files. Data in this directory is deleted and replaced each time the product is installed.

/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/doc

A Command Reference for the CL commands (generated automatically from the source code) is provided in HTML format and installed here.

/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/inc

The header files for compiling your C or C++ programs.

/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/lib

Auxiliary files used by MQ.

/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/samp

Further samples (for the others see MQ library structure).

/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/licenses

License files. The two files for each language are named like LA_xx and LI_xx where xx is the 2 character language identifier for each language supplied.

Also the following directory (part of OS/400 and not created by MQ) receives copies of files:

/QIBM/ProdData/LicenseDoc/5724H72_V6R0M0

License files. The files are named like 5724H72_V6R0M0_xx where xx is the 2 or 5 character language identifier for each language supplied.

 

UserData

Overview

- QIBM
    '-- UserData
              '-- mqm
                    '-- errors
                    '-- trace
                    '-- qmgrs
                           '-- &system
                           '-- qmgrname1
                           '-- qmgrname2
                           '-- etc

/QIBM/UserData/mqm

Subdirectories below this contain all user data relating to queue managers.

When you install the product, an mqs.ini file is created in directory /QIBM/UserData/mqm/ (unless it is already there from a previous installation).

When you create a queue manager, a qm.ini file is created in the directory /QIBM/UserData/mqm/qmgrs/QMGRNAME/ (where QMGRNAME is the name of the queue manager).

Data in the above directories is retained when the product is deleted.

 

Parent topic:

iSeries installation libraries and directories