Installing the IBM MQ operator

To install the IBM RPA operator, you must first install the IBM MQ operator in the same namespace. IBM RPA 23.0.x supports the 2.x and 3.x IBM MQ operator channels. To see supported IBM MQ versions, see Versioning reference.

Note:Starting from version 23.0.18, IBM MQ is installed with the IBM RPA operator. You can skip this step if you are installing version 23.0.18 or higher.

To install the IBM MQ operator, see the following documentation:

How IBM Robotic Process Automation uses IBM MQ Advanced

IBM Robotic Process Automation includes entitlement to use IBM MQ Advanced as a Supporting Program. Not all features of IBM MQ Advanced are included, the following features are in the restricted list for this program:

  • MQ Advanced High Availability features:
    • Replicated Data Queue Managers
    • Native High Availability
  • IPT Cryptographic hardware
  • Kafka Connectors
  • Telemetry Service
  • Managed File Transfer
  • Advanced Message Security
  • Instana tracing exit

Read the ā€œRestricted componentsā€ section in the IBM Robotic Process Automation license document for information on the features of IBM MQ Advanced that are restricted.

Tip:Search for "IBM Robotic Process Automation" in the IBM Terms page to view license information regarding to specific versions of the product.

IBM Robotic Process Automation uses IBM MQ Advanced features that are necessary or otherwise directly related to a licensed use of IBM Robotic Process Automation. To use IBM MQ Advanced features to connect other applications, systems, and services, or to use any of the restricted components, you must purchase a license of IBM MQ Advanced.

Installing IBM MQ Advanced

IBM Robotic Process Automation on premises

IBM MQ Advanced is an optional setup for IBM Robotic Process Automation on premises. For more information about IBM MQ Advanced versioning reference, see the Table 1 in the Installing IBM MQ Advanced: Before you begin section.

IBM Robotic Process Automation on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

IBM Robotic Process Automation installs the IBM MQ Advanced operator as a required dependency. For more information about IBM MQ Advanced operator versioning reference, see the Table 2 in the Versioning reference section.

Usage by component

The following components of IBM Robotic Process Automation use the queue provider that is defined as the default queue provider of the tenant to create queues. If you choose to use IBM MQ Advanced, these components require access to it:

  • Bot
  • Computers
  • Computer groups
  • Processes