Installing IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS
IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS is a bundling of the Advanced Message Security for z/OS and Managed File Transfer for z/OS features. Use of either of these features requires separate entitlement to run a queue manager through either IBM MQ for z/OS, IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition (VUE), or IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS VUE.
About this task
Use this topic to understand how you install IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS on the system. Important: We should only make use of the IBM MQ Advanced Message Security for z/OS feature if you have entitlement to one of the IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS VUE, or IBM MQ Advanced Message Security for z/OS products.We should only install and make used of the Managed File Transfer for z/OS feature if you have entitlement to one of the IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS VUE, or IBM MQ Managed File Transfer for z/OS products.
For information about licensing, see IBM MQ license information and IBM MQ for z/OS product identifiers.
Procedure
- Installing Advanced Message Security for z/OS (AMS) There is no longer a separate enablement module for AMS. If your enterprise has AMS entitlement, we must enable AMS using the AMSPROD attribute.
- Plan the Managed File Transfer installation. See Plan for Managed File Transfer for items we need to consider before installing the component.
- Install the product by following the instructions detailed in the IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Program Directory, which can be downloaded from the IBM Publications Center (see IBM MQ for z/OS Program Directory PDF files).
What to do next
When you have installed the product, we must carry out some customization tasks. For more information, see Configure Managed File Transfer for z/OS.
- Changes caused by making IBM MQ Managed File Transfer for z/OS part of the base product installation
Making Managed File Transfer for z/OSpart of the base IBM MQ for z/OS product installation simplifies the installation process, and causes some important changes listed in the following text.
Parent topic: Installing IBM MQ for z/OS
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