[UNIX, Linux, Windows, IBM i]

Disk space requirements on Multiplatforms

The storage requirements for IBM® MQ depend on which components you install, and how much working space you need.

Disk storage is required for the optional components you choose to install, including any prerequisite components they require. The total storage requirement also depends on the number of queues that you use, the number and size of the messages on the queues, and whether the messages are persistent. You also require archiving capacity on disk, tape, or other media, as well as space for your own application programs.

The following tables show the approximate disk space required when you install various combinations of the product on different platforms. (Values are rounded up to the nearest 5 MB, where a MB is 1,048,576 bytes.)
[Long Term Support]

Disk space requirements for Long Term Support

Table 1. IBM MQ disk space requirements for Multiplatforms for Long Term Support
Platform Client installation 1 Server installation 2 Full installation 3
[AIX]AIX® 150 MB 205 MB

1410 MB
[IBM i]IBM i (see Additional notes for IBM i) 460 MB 805 MB 1815 MB
[Linux]Linux® for x86-64 130 MB 185 MB 1645 MB
[Linux]Linux on POWER® Systems - Little Endian 95 MB 135 MB 1100 MB
[Linux]Linux for IBM Z 130 MB 175 MB 1130 MB
[Solaris]Solaris x86-64, AMD64, EM64T, and compatible processors 110 MB 4 160 MB 4

1185 MB
[Solaris]Solaris SPARC 100 MB 4 150 MB 4 1160 MB
[Windows]Windows (64 bit installation) 5 230 MB 365 MB

1565 MB
Notes:
  1. A client installation includes the following components:
    • Runtime
    • Client
  2. A server installation includes the following components:
    • Runtime
    • Server
  3. A full installation includes all available components.
  4. [Solaris]On Solaris platforms you must install silently to get this combination of components.
  5. [Windows]Not all the components listed here are installable features on Windows systems; their functionality is sometimes included in other features. See IBM MQ features for Windows systems.
[IBM i]Additional notes for IBM i:
  1. On IBM i you cannot separate the native client from the server. The server figure in the table is for 5724H72*BASE without Java, together with the English Language Load (2924). There are 22 possible unique language loads.
  2. The figure in the table is for the native client 5725A49 *BASE without Java.
  3. Java and JMS classes can be added to both server and client bindings. If you want to include these features add 110 MB.
  4. Adding samples source to either the client or server adds an extra 10 MB.
  5. Adding samples to Java and JMS classes adds an extra 5 MB.
[Continuous Delivery]

Disk space requirements for Continuous Delivery

Table 2. IBM MQ disk space requirements for Multiplatforms for Continuous Delivery
Platform/CD release Client installation 1 Server installation 2 Full installation 3
[AIX]AIX
[V9.1.1 Nov 2018]IBM MQ 9.1.1 270 MB 400 MB 1725 MB
[V9.1.2 Mar 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.2 275 MB 385 MB 1745 MB
[V9.1.3 Jul 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.3 150 MB 195 MB 1520 MB
[V9.1.4 Dec 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.4 150 MB 195 MB 1520 MB
[V9.1.5 Apr 2020]IBM MQ 9.1.5 325 MB 370 MB 1690 MB
[Linux]Linux for x86-64 (64 bit)
[V9.1.1 Nov 2018]IBM MQ 9.1.1 130 MB 185 MB 1725 MB
[V9.1.2 Mar 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.2 140 MB 185 MB 1720 MB
[V9.1.3 Jul 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.3 140 MB 185 MB 1725 MB
[V9.1.4 Dec 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.4 140 MB 185 MB 1730 MB
[V9.1.5 Apr 2020]IBM MQ 9.1.5 155 MB 200 MB 1740 MB
[Linux]Linux on POWER Systems - Little Endian
[V9.1.1 Nov 2018]IBM MQ 9.1.1 95 MB 135 MB 1170 MB
[V9.1.2 Mar 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.2 95 MB 135 MB 1160 MB
[V9.1.3 Jul 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.3 95 MB 135 MB 1165 MB
[V9.1.4 Dec 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.4 95 MB 135 MB 1195 MB
[V9.1.5 Apr 2020]IBM MQ 9.1.5 150 MB 170 MB 1205 MB
[Linux]Linux for IBM Z
[V9.1.1 Nov 2018]IBM MQ 9.1.1 130 MB 175 MB 1190 MB
[V9.1.2 Mar 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.2 130 MB 175 MB 1190 MB
[V9.1.3 Jul 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.3 130 MB 175 MB 1190 MB
[V9.1.4 Dec 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.4 130 MB 175 MB 1190 MB
[V9.1.5 Apr 2020]IBM MQ 9.1.5 235 MB 260 MB 1230 MB
[Windows]Windows (64 bit installation) 4
[V9.1.1 Nov 2018]IBM MQ 9.1.1 245 MB 375 MB 1727 MB
[V9.1.2 Mar 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.2 260 MB 370 MB 1727 MB
[V9.1.3 Jul 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.3 260 MB 370 MB 1727 MB
[V9.1.4 Dec 2019]IBM MQ 9.1.4 265 MB 380 MB 1745 MB
[V9.1.5 Apr 2020]IBM MQ 9.1.5 265 MB 380 MB 1745 MB
Notes:
  1. A client installation includes the following components:
    • Runtime
    • Client
  2. A server installation includes the following components:
    • Runtime
    • Server
  3. A full installation includes all available components.
  4. [Windows]Not all the components listed here are installable features on Windows systems; their functionality is sometimes included in other features. See IBM MQ features for Windows systems.