Installing and enabling IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition

IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition (VUE) provides all the function and capability of base IBM MQ for z/OS, in a format that offers a one-time-charge (OTC) price metric

The OTC price metric provides an alternative pricing model for IBM MQ for z/OS workloads.

VUE can connect to other supported versions of IBM MQ for z/OS for workload federation and systems management.

The VUE feature allows connections from IBM MQ clients, that run on other platforms.

Enable VUE

VUE uses the same code as IBM MQ for z/OS. From Version 9.1.3 there is no separate enablement module to be installed.

If your enterprise has purchased VUE, we can enable it by setting the QMGRPROD attribute to VUE. See product usage recording with IBM MQ for z/OS products for more information about how to set QMGRPROD.

Characteristics of a VUE-enabled queue manager

A VUE-enabled queue manager has all the function and capability of the base queue manager. Additionally, clients will be enabled during channel initiator startup.

A VUE-enabled queue manager records usage information in SMF89 records with the product name and identifier for VUE instead of those for the IBM MQ product.

A VUE-enabled queue manager can:

• Connect to other queue managers and clients in a network, according to the connectivity capabilities of the base queue manager installation.
• Participate in a queue sharing group with other queue managers provided the base queue manager versions are able to interoperate, regardless of whether other members are standard or VUE function queue managers.

Parent topic: Installing IBM MQ for z/OS