Installing IBM MQ server on Windows
On Windows, IBM MQ is installed by using the Microsoft Installer (MSI). We can either use the Installation Launchpad to invoke MSI or alternatively, we can invoke MSI directly.
To install IBM MQ server on Windows systems, we can choose either to install interactively with the Launchpad or to install by using MSI technology directly. MSI provides both an interactive installation and a non interactive installation.
For more information on installation options, see Installation methods for Windows.
- Installing the server using the Launchpad
We can install IBM MQ server on Windows systems by using the Launchpad. This procedure can be used for installing a first or a subsequent installation.- Installing the server using msiexec
IBM MQ on Windows uses the MSI technology to install software. MSI provides both an interactive installation and a non interactive installation.- Check for problems after installing
There are some optional tasks used to check the installation if you believe there was a problem, or to verify installation messages after an unattended (silent) installation for example.- Configure user accounts for IBM MQ
After installing IBM MQ server, we must configure the IBM MQ service before we can start any queue managers.- Modifying a server installation
We can modify an IBM MQ server installation interactively using the launchpad or non-interactively using msiexec.Parent topic: Install and uninstall IBM MQ on Windows
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