Loading the IBM WebSphere MQ virtual image for VMware ESX hypervisor

Save a copy of the IBM® WebSphere® MQ virtual image for VMware ESX hypervisor in the VMware ESX hypervisor data store.

Before you begin

  • Install a copy of VMware vSphere Client on the workstation where you are going to perform the task.
  • Do the task, Installing, to download the compressed IBM WebSphere MQ VMware ESX hypervisor virtual image files to a workstation and uncompress the files into an empty directory.

About this task

Use the VMware vSphere Client to load the IBM WebSphere MQ Hypervisor Edition for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® virtual image into the VMware ESX hypervisor data store.

Procedure

  1. From the VMware vSphere Client, select the Summary tab. In the Datastore window, right-click a data store in which you want to store the virtual machine image, and click Browse Datastore.
  2. Using the Datastore Browser, create a directory in which to store the virtual machine image.
  3. Using the Datastore Browser, upload the following files: 
    os.vmdk
os-flat.vmdk
app.vmdk
app-flat.vmdk
wmqhve.vmx
    or upload the whole directory.
    Note: The Datastore Browser does not show the files os-flat.vmdk and app-flat.vmdk. By default it represents them as being part of os.vmdk and app.vmdk.
  4. Register the virtual image on the hypervisor.
    1. In the Datastore Browser, right-click on the file wmqhve.vmx and select Add to inventory, which starts a wizard.
    2. Type a name for the virtual machine image and select Next.
    3. Check that the virtual machine options are correct and select Finish.

Results

The IBM WebSphere MQ Hypervisor Edition virtual image is loaded into VMware ESX hypervisor.

What to do next

Configure the virtual image and start it; see Deploying an IBM WebSphere MQ virtual image directly to VMware ESX hypervisor.