Preparing the system on AIX

On AIX systems, you might have to complete several tasks before you install IBM MQ . You might also want to complete other tasks, depending on your installation intentions.


The tasks that you perform to prepare your systems for installation are listed here. Complete the appropriate tasks for your platform before installing.


Procedure

  1. Set up a user ID of the name mqm, with a primary group of mqm. See Set up the user and group on AIX.
  2. Create file systems for both the product code and working data to be stored. See Creating file systems on AIX.
  3. Configure any additional settings needed for your AIX system. See Configure and tuning the operating system on AIX.


What to do next

When we have completed the tasks to prepare the system, you are ready to start installing IBM MQ. To install a server, see Install IBM MQ server on AIX. To install a client, see Install an IBM MQ client on AIX.