IBM MQ Explorer Requirements

Before you install IBM® MQ Explorer, check the minimum requirements that are listed in this topic.

IBM MQ Explorer is available for Windows and Linux® and can be installed either as part of the product installation, or from the stand-alone IBM MQ Explorer support pack MS0T.
  • The product version is available for Windows x86_64 and Linux x86_64.
  • The support pack version is available for Windows x86_64, and Linux x86_64.
The requirements to install IBM MQ Explorer either as part of the product installation, or from the stand-alone IBM MQ Explorer support pack MS0T, include:
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 1 GHz processor
  • At least 300 MB available disk space
  • A suitable monitor for the operating system with a screen size of at least 1024x768
  • [V9.0.4 Oct 2017]On Linux, GTK2 including the GTK2-engines, which contain the GTK2 themes. The minimum GTK2 level depends on the version of IBM MQ:
    • On IBM MQ 9.0 Long Term Support, or IBM MQ 9.0 Continuous Delivery releases, prior to IBM MQ 9.0.4, GTK+ version 2.10.0 or later is supported.
    • From IBM MQ 9.0.4, GTK+ version 2.18.0, or later, is supported.
  • Bitstream-vera-fonts (applies to Linux only)