Installation directories for IBM MQ classes for Java

IBM® MQ classes for Java files and samples are installed in different locations according to platform. The location of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) that is installed with IBM MQ also varies according to the platform.

Installation directories for IBM MQ classes for Java files

Table 1 shows where the IBM MQ classes for Java files are installed.
Table 1. IBM MQ classes for Java installation directories
Platform Directory
[AIX]AIX® [AIX] MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/java/lib
[Solaris][HP-UX][Linux]HP-UX, Linux®, and Solaris [Solaris][HP-UX][Linux] MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/java/lib
[IBMi]IBM i [IBMi]/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/java/lib
[Windows]Windows [Windows] MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH\java\lib
[z/OS]z/OS® [z/OS]MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/mqm/V8R0M0/java /lib

MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH represents the high-level directory in which IBM MQ is installed.

Installation directories for samples

Some sample applications, such as the Installation Verification Programs (IVPs), are supplied with IBM MQ. Table 2 shows where the sample applications are installed. The IBM MQ classes for Java samples are in a subdirectory called wmqjava. The PCF samples are in a subdirectory called pcf.
Table 2. Samples directories
Platform Directory
[AIX]AIX [AIX] MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/samp/wmqjava/
[Solaris][HP-UX][Linux]HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris [Solaris][HP-UX][Linux] MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/samp/wmqjava/
[IBMi]IBM i [IBMi]/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/java/samples
[Windows]Windows [Windows] MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH\tools\wmqjava\
[z/OS]z/OS [z/OS]MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/mqm/V8R0M0/java/samples

MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH represents the high-level directory in which IBM MQ is installed.

Installation directories for JRE

The IBM MQ classes for JMS require a Java 7 (or above) Java Runtime Environment (JRE). A suitable JRE is installed with IBM MQ. Table 3 shows where this JRE is installed. To run Java programs such as the provided samples, using this JRE, either explicitly invoke JRE_LOCATION/bin/java or add JRE_LOCATION/bin to the PATH environment (or equivalent) for your platform, where JRE_LOCATION is the directory given in Table 3.
Table 3. JRE directories
Platform Directory
[AIX]AIX [AIX]MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/java/jre
[Solaris][HP-UX][Linux]HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris [Solaris][HP-UX][Linux]MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/java/jre
[IBMi]IBM i [IBMi]/QIBM/ProdData/mqm/java/jre
[Windows]Windows [Windows]MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH\java\jre
[z/OS]z/OS [z/OS]MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/mqm/V8R0M0/java/jre

MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH represents the high-level directory in which IBM MQ is installed.