Preparing the system on Linux

On Linux systems, you might have to complete several tasks before you install IBM MQ . You might also want to complete other tasks, depending on your installation intentions.


About this task

The tasks that you perform to prepare the systems for installation are listed here. Complete the appropriate tasks for the platform before installing.


Procedure

  1. Set up a user ID of the name mqm, with a primary group of mqm. See Set up the user and group on Linux.
  2. Create file systems for both the product code and working data to be stored. See Create file systems on Linux.
  3. Configure any additional settings needed for the Linux system. See Configure and tuning the operating system on Linux.


What to do next

When you have completed the tasks to prepare the system, we are ready to start installing IBM MQ. To install a server using rpm, see Installing IBM MQ server on Linux using rpm. To install a client using rpm, see Installing an IBM MQ client on Linux using rpm.

To install a server using a Debian installer, see Installing an IBM MQ server on Linux Ubuntu using Debian packages. To install a client using a Debian installer, see Installing an IBM MQ client on Linux Ubuntu using Debian packages

Important: Having both Debian and rpm installed versions of IBM MQ on the same system is not supported.

  • Set up the user and group on Linux
    On Linux systems, IBM MQ requires a user ID of the name mqm, with a primary group of mqm. The mqm user ID owns the directories and files that contain the resources associated with the product.
  • Create file systems on Linux
    Before installing IBM MQ, you might need to create file systems for both the product code and working data to be stored. There are minimum storage requirements for these file systems. The default installation directory for the product code can be changed at installation time, but the working data location cannot be changed.
  • Configure and tuning the operating system on Linux
    Use this topic when we are configuring IBM MQ on Linux systems.

Parent topic: Install and uninstall IBM MQ on Linux


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