Plan the IBM MQ environment on z/OS

When planning your IBM MQ environment, you must consider the resource requirements for data sets, page sets, Db2®, Coupling Facilities, and the need for logging, and backup facilities. Use this topic to plan the environment where IBM MQ runs.

Before you plan your IBM MQ architecture, familiarize yourself with the basic IBM MQ for z/OS® concepts, see the topics in IBM MQ for z/OS concepts.