Installing an IBM MQ client on Solaris
Before you begin
- Before you start the installation procedure, make sure that you have completed the necessary steps outlined in Preparing the system.
- This procedure is for the installation of a standard IBM MQ client, from the client DVD. If you are using a server DVD, follow the steps in Installing IBM MQ server on Solaris, and select the appropriate client components in step 8.
About this task
This task describes the installation of the IBM MQ for Solaris server, using the pkgadd program. You can choose which components you want to install. The components (or file sets) are listed in Choosing what to install ; you must install at least the Client component.
Note: If you are installing on the Solaris 11 operating system, ensure that the IPS package (package/svr4) that supports pkgadd and equivalent utilities is installed.
Procedure
What to do next
- If you have chosen this installation to be the primary installation on the system, you must now set it as the primary installation. Enter the following command at the command prompt:
You can have only one primary installation on a system. If there is already a primary installation on the system, you must unset it before you can set another installation as the primary installation. For more information, see Changing the primary installation.MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH
/bin/setmqinst -i -pMQ_INSTALLATION_PATH
- You might want to set up the environment to work with this installation. You can use the setmqenv or crtmqenv command to set various environment variables for a particular installation of IBM MQ. For more information, see setmqenv and crtmqenv.
- For instructions on how to verify your installation, see Verifying a client installation.