Plan considerations for installation on Multiplatforms

Before you install IBM MQ, we must choose which components to install and where to install them. We must also make some platform-specific choices.

Before you start installing, consider how to use IBM MQ and review the information in this section, and also the information in the general Plan section.

Note that HP Integrity NonStop Server uses a different installer from the other platforms, and a multi-installation layout.

When planning your installation, make sure that you check the hardware and software requirements for the system. For more information, see Where to find product requirements and support information.

Note: This information is about planning an installation on IBM MQ for Multiplatforms. For information about planning an installation on z/OS, see Plan to install IBM MQ for z/OS.

• Installation name on UNIX, Linux, and Windows
  Each installation of IBM MQ on UNIX, Linux, and Windows, has a unique identifier known as an installation name. The installation name is used to associate things such as queue managers and configuration files with an installation.
• Installation location on Multiplatforms
  We can install IBM MQ into the default location. Alternatively, we can install into a custom location during the installation process. The location where IBM MQ is installed is known as the MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH.
• Multiple installations on UNIX, Linux, and Windows
  On UNIX, Linux, and Windows, it is possible to have more than one copy of IBM MQ on a system.
• Primary installation on UNIX, Linux, and Windows
  On systems that support multiple installations of IBM MQ ( UNIX, Linux, and Windows ), the primary installation is the one to which IBM MQ system-wide locations refer. Having a primary installation is optional, but convenient.
• Server-to-server links on UNIX, Linux, and Windows
  For verifying a server-to-server verification, the communication links between the two systems must be checked. Before we can do the verification, we must ensure that the communications protocol is installed and configured on both systems.

Parent topic: IBM MQ installation overview