Enabling IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition from IBM MQ for z/OS 9.1.3 onwards

IBM® MQ for z/OS® Value Unit Edition (VUE) provides all the function and capability of base IBM MQ for z/OS, in a format that offers a one-time-charge (OTC) price metric

Note: If you are administrating a queue manager prior to IBM MQ 9.1.3, go to Installing and enabling IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition

The OTC price metric provides an alternative pricing model for IBM MQ for z/OS workloads.

IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition (VUE) can connect to other supported versions of IBM MQ for z/OS for workload federation and systems management.

The Value Unit Edition (VUE) feature allows connections from IBM MQ clients, that run on other platforms.

Enabling VUE

IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition (VUE) uses the same code as IBM MQ for z/OS. From IBM MQ 9.1.3 there is no separate enablement module to be installed.

If your enterprise has purchased IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition (VUE), you can enable it by setting the QMGRPROD attribute to VUE. See product usage recording with IBM MQ for z/OS products for more information about how to set QMGRPROD.

Characteristics of an VUE-enabled queue manager

A VUE-enabled queue manager has all the function and capability of the base queue manager. Additionally, clients will be enabled during channel initiator startup.

A VUE-enabled queue manager records usage information in SMF89 records with the product name and identifier for IBM MQ for z/OS Value Unit Edition (VUE) instead of those for the IBM MQ product.

A VUE-enabled queue manager can:

Connect to other queue managers and clients in a network, according to the connectivity capabilities of the base queue manager installation.
Participate in a queue sharing group with other queue managers provided the base queue manager versions are able to interoperate, regardless of whether other members are standard or VUE function queue managers.