+

Search Tips | Advanced Search

Disk space requirements on Multiplatforms

The storage requirements for IBM MQ depend on which components you install, and how much working space we need.

Disk storage is required for the optional components you choose to install, including any prerequisite components they require. The total storage requirement also depends on the number of queues that we use, the number and size of the messages on the queues, and whether the messages are persistent. You also require archiving capacity on disk, tape, or other media, as well as space for your own application programs.

The following tables show the approximate disk space required when you install various combinations of the product on different platforms. (Values are rounded up to the nearest 5 MB, where a MB is 1,048,576 bytes.)


Disk space requirements for Long Term Support

Platform Client installation 1 Server installation 2 Full installation 3
AIX 150 MB 205 MB

1410 MB
IBM i (see Additional notes for IBM i) 480 MB 840 MB 1815 MB
Linux for x86-64 130 MB 185 MB 1645 MB
Linux on POWER Systems - Little Endian 95 MB 135 MB 1100 MB
Linux for IBM Z 130 MB 175 MB 1130 MB
Windows (64 bit installation) 4 230 MB 365 MB

1565 MB
Notes:
  1. A client installation includes the following components:

    • Runtime
    • Client

  2. A server installation includes the following components:

    • Runtime
    • Server

  3. A full installation includes all available components.
  4. Not all the components listed here are installable features on Windows systems; their functionality is sometimes included in other features. See IBM MQ features for Windows systems.

Additional notes for IBM i:

  1. On IBM i we cannot separate the native client from the server. The server figure in the table is for 5724H72*BASE without Java, together with the English Language Load (2924). There are 22 possible unique language loads.
  2. The figure in the table is for the native client 5725A49 *BASE without Java.
  3. Java and JMS classes can be added to both server and client bindings. To include these features add 110 MB.
  4. Adding samples source to either the client or server adds an extra 10 MB.
  5. Adding samples to Java and JMS classes adds an extra 5 MB.


Disk space requirements for Continuous Delivery

Platform/CD release Client installation 1 Server installation 2 Full installation 3
AIX
Version 9.2.0 150 MB 205 MB 1410 MB
Linux for x86-64 (64 bit)
Version 9.2.0 130 MB 185 MB 1645 MB
Linux on POWER Systems - Little Endian
Version 9.2.0 95 MB 135 MB 1100 MB
Linux for IBM Z
Version 9.2.0 130 MB 175 MB 1130 MB
Windows (64 bit installation) 4
Version 9.2.0 230 MB 365 MB 1565 MB
Notes:
  1. A client installation includes the following components:

    • Runtime
    • Client

  2. A server installation includes the following components:

    • Runtime
    • Server

  3. A full installation includes all available components.
  4. Not all the components listed here are installable features on Windows systems; their functionality is sometimes included in other features. See IBM MQ features for Windows systems.

Parent topic: Plan your storage and performance requirements on Multiplatforms


Related information

Last updated: 2020-10-04