Installing the IBM MQ resource adapter
The IBM® MQ resource adapter is supplied as a resource archive (RAR) file. Install the RAR file in your application server. You might need to add directories to the system path.
About this task
The IBM MQ resource adapter is supplied as a resource archive (RAR) file called wmq.jmsra.rar. The RAR file contains IBM MQ classes for JMS and the IBM MQ implementation of the Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) interfaces.
When you install the resource adapter as part of the IBM MQ product installation, wmq.jmsra.rar
is installed with IBM MQ classes for JMS in the directory shown in
Table 1.
Platform | Directory |
---|---|
UNIX and Linux® |
MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH /java/lib/jca |
IBM i | /QIBM/ProdData/mqm/java/lib/jca |
Windows |
MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH \java\lib\jca |
z/OS® |
MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH /java/lib/jca |
MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH
represents the high-level directory in which
IBM MQ is installed. You must use the IBM MQ resource adapter to connect
to IBM MQ from an application server. Depending on which
application server you are using, the resource adapter might be pre-installed, or you might need to
install it yourself.
Application server | Pre-installed or need to install? |
---|---|
WebSphere® Application Server traditional 9.0 | The IBM MQ 9.0 resource adapter is pre-installed within WebSphere Application Server traditional 9.0. Therefore, you do not need to install a new resource adapter in WebSphere Application Server traditional 9.0. |
WebSphere Liberty | WebSphere Liberty does not contain the IBM MQ resource adapter, so you must obtain it separately from Fix Central. |
Other Java EE application server | Obtain the resource adapter separately from Fix Central, as for WebSphere Liberty. |