IT07143: WMQ 8.0 KNOWLEDGE CENTER PROVIDES INCORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT CONFIGURING ORACLE CLIENT ON WINDOWS PLATFORM.

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• WebSphere MQ v 8.0 knowledge center states the following about
  configuring Oracle client:
  
  ******
  If you run queue managers on Windows 64 bit systems, then both
  64 bit and 32 bit Oracle clients must be installed. You must
  install both clients because the queue manager runs as 32 bit
  processes that use a 32 bit switch load file, which must in turn
  start a 32 bit Oracle client dll.
  
  The switch load file, loaded by 64 bit queue managers, must
  access the Oracle 64 bit client libraries. 32 bit queue managers
  must access the 32 bit Oracle client when WebSphere MQ is
  running on a Windows 64 bit system.
  *****
  
  For MQ 8.0 on Windows, the queue manager only runs in 64 bit
  mode. Accordingly, there is no need for 32 bit oracle client to
  be installed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of MQ V8 on windows 64bit using Oracle clients.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  Windows
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  WebSphere MQ documentation will be updated with the information
  that only the 64bit oracle client needs to be installed for MQ
  V8.
  

Problem conclusion

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFKSJ_8.0.0/com.i
  bm.mq.sce.doc/q023440_.htm?lang=en
  
  Updates will be made under the section "Checking the Oracle
  environment variable settings" in the above link as follows:
  
  If you run queue managers on Windows 64 bit systems, then only
  64 bit Oracle clients must be installed. The switch load file,
  loaded by 64 bit queue managers, must access the Oracle 64 bit
  client libraries.
  

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