Migrating to WebSphere MQ V6.0 and upgrading your operating system

 

If you want to migrate to WebSphere MQ V6.0, and also need to upgrade your operating system to one supported by WebSphere MQ V6.0, complete this task. For a list of supported Operating Systems, see Checking the operating environment.

Follow these steps to upgrade your operating system and migrate to WebSphere MQ V6.0 whilst keeping your WebSphere MQ data.

  1. End all WebSphere MQ activity.

  2. Function supplied by the SupportPacs in the table below has been superseded by function in WebSphere MQ V6.0. Remove these SupportPacs before installing WebSphere MQ V6.0.

    SupportPacs superseded by WebSphere MQ V6.0
    SupportPac™ Number Description
    MA0C MQSeries Publish/subscribe
    MA0R WebSphere MQ transport for SOAP
    MA88 MQSeries Classes for Java™ and WebSphere MQ classes for Java Message Service
    Please review any other installed SupportPacs for their applicability to WebSphere MQ V6.0.

  3. Uninstall WebSphere MQ.

  4. Copy /var/mqm directory and save it to a location which will not be erased by the operating system upgrade.

  5. Upgrade your operating system by following the manufacturer's instructions.

  6. Copy the /var/mqm directory that you saved in step 4 to back into your file system.

  7. Check your system has the required WebSphere MQ V6.0 prerequisites and install WebSphere MQ V6.0 as described in the following sections.

  8. Restart WebSphere MQ.

 

Parent topic:

Migrating from an earlier version


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