Installing an IBM MQ server

After preparing your system for installation you can install IBM® MQ by following the appropriate instructions for your platform. After installation, you might want to verify your installation to check that installation has been successful.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have prepared your system. See Preparing the system.

About this task

It is possible to have both a server and a client installation on the same machine; for instructions on how to do this see, Installing an IBM MQ client.

IBM MQ Telemetry is installed as part of the IBM MQ Server installation. It must be selected as part of a custom installation. For more information, see Installing IBM MQ Telemetry

To begin the installation procedure, select the appropriate platform and installation method.

• Interactive installation
  1. Installing IBM MQ server on AIX
  2. Installing IBM MQ server on HP-UX
  3. Installing IBM MQ server on Linux
  4. Installing on Linux Ubuntu or Linux on POWER Systems - Little Endian
  5. Installing IBM MQ server on Solaris
  6. Installing IBM MQ server on Windows
  7. Installing IBM MQ server on IBM i
• Non-interactive installation
  1. Non-interactive installation of IBM MQ server on AIX
  2. Non-interactive installation of IBM MQ server on HP-UX
  3. Non-interactive installation of IBM MQ server on Linux
  4. Non-interactive installation of IBM MQ server on Solaris
  5. Non-interactive installation of IBM MQ server on IBM i
  6. Advanced installation using msiexec