IBM MQ 9.2 Quick Start Guide (Long Term Support)
Use this guide to get started with IBM® MQ 9.2.
National Language Version
To obtain the Quick Start Guide in other languages, print the language-specific PDF from the installation media.
Product overview
IBM MQ is robust messaging middleware that simplifies and accelerates the integration of diverse applications and business data across multiple platforms. IBM MQ facilitates the assured, secure and reliable exchange of information between applications, systems, services and files by sending and receiving message data via messaging queues, thereby simplifying the creation and maintenance of business applications. It delivers Universal Messaging with a broad set of offerings to meet enterprise-wide messaging needs, and can be deployed across a range of different environments including on-premises, in cloud environments and supporting hybrid cloud deployments.
IBM MQ supports a number of different application programming interfaces (APIs) including Message Queue Interface (MQI), Java Message Service (JMS), .NET, AMQP, MQTT, and the messaging REST API.
Access the software and documentation
- A Quick Start DVD that contains this Quick Start Guide in US English and other national languages.
- For each supported platform, a DVD that contains the code for runtime components and other required products.
If you download your product from Passport Advantage®, see Downloading IBM MQ 9.2 (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-92) and the Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express (https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/) website for more information.
- The non-install packages are provided only for building container images and are not supported for any other use cases. The packages are made available on IBM Fix Central at http://ibm.biz/mq92noninstallqmgr.
Product documentation for all supported versions of IBM MQ is available through IBM Documentation (https://www.ibm.com/docs/ibm-mq). Specifically, the IBM MQ 9.2 product documentation is also available in IBM Documentation (https://www.ibm.com/docs/ibm-mq/9.2).
Service and support information is provided in the documentation.
Information about how to use IBM MQ Explorer can be accessed either from within IBM MQ Explorer or in the product documentation.
Evaluate the hardware and system configuration
For details of hardware and software requirements on all supported platforms, see the System Requirements web page (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/318077).
Review the installation architecture
IBM MQ architectures range from simple architectures that use a single queue manager, to more complex networks of interconnected queue managers. For more information about planning your IBM MQ architecture, see the Planning section of the IBM MQ 9.2 documentation (https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSFKSJ_9.2.0/plan/q004690_.html).
For links to additional information, see the IBM MQ family information roadmap (https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSFKSJ_latest/overview/mq-family-roadmap.html)..
Installing the product on a server
For installation instructions for IBM MQ on all supported platforms, and for details of the hardware and software configurations that are required, see the Installing section of the IBM MQ 9.2 documentation (https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSFKSJ_9.2.0/install/q008250_.html).
Get started
For information to help you get started with IBM MQ, see the IBM MQ family information roadmap (https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSFKSJ_latest/overview/mq-family-roadmap.html).
More information
- IBM FAQ for Long Term Support and Continuous Delivery releases
- From IBM MQ 9.0, IBM MQ introduced a Continuous Delivery (CD) support model. Following the initial release of a new version, new function and enhancements are made available by incremental updates within the same version and release. There is also a Long Term Support release available for deployments that require security and defect fixes only. For more information, see IBM MQ FAQ for Long Term Support and Continuous Delivery releases (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/713169).
- Online product readme file
- The latest version of the online product readme file is available on the IBM MQ product readmes web page (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/317955).
- IBM Support information
- Support information includes the following resources:
Notices
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