Support information

To make sure that the IBM MQ sensor is compatible with your current setup, check the following support information sections:

Supported operating systems

The supported operating systems of IBM MQ sensor are consistent with host agents requirements, which can be checked in the Supported operating systems section of the Windows, Unix, or Linux host agent:

For more information on the supported operating systems for IBM MQ Tracing, see Supported operating systems for IBM MQ Tracing.

Privileged users by platform

The following table outlines the privileged users by platform for local binding:

Platform Privileged users
Windows - SYSTEM - Members of the mqm group - Members of the Administrators group
Linux
  • Members of the mqm group

Supported versions and support policy

The sensor supports IBM MQ 8.0.0 and later.

Instana IBM MQ Tracing supports IBM MQ 9.0.0 and later.

The following table shows the latest supported version and support policy:

Technology Support policy Latest technology version Latest supported version
IBM MQ 45 days 9.4.4.0 9.4.4.0

For more information about the support policy, see Support strategy for sensors.

Supported client-side tracing

Instana supports client-side tracing for Java.

To use IBM MQ server-side tracing, you must install and enable IBM MQ Tracing first. For detailed steps, see IBM MQ Tracing.