IBM MQ components and features

Installation of IBM MQ on Multiplatforms

IBM MQ can be installed as a server or a client. The installation images can be downloaded (see Installation with a download image), or IBM MQ can be installed from a DVD.

As an alternative to installing a client from a DVD or installation image, you can download the IBM MQ V9 Clients SupportPac from Fix Central (see MQC9: IBM MQ V9 Clients).

An IBM MQ server is an installation of one or more queue managers that provide queuing services to one or more clients. All the IBM MQ objects, for example queues, exist only on the queue manager machine (the IBM MQ server machine), and not the client. An IBM MQ server can also support local IBM MQ applications.

An IBM MQ MQI client is a component that allows an application running on one system to communicate with a queue manager running on another system. The output from the call is sent back to the client, which passes it back to the application.

For information about how to install IBM MQ on each supported platform, see the links in the following table:

Table 1. Where to find IBM MQ installation information for each platform

Platform	IBM MQ server	IBM MQ client
AIX®	Installing IBM MQ server on AIX	Installing an IBM MQ client on AIX
HP-UX	Installing IBM MQ server on HP-UX	Installing an IBM MQ client on HP-UX
IBM i	Installing IBM MQ server on IBM i	Installing an IBM MQ client on IBM i
Linux®	Installing IBM MQ server on Linux	Installing an IBM MQ client on Linux
Linux	Installing an IBM MQ server on Linux Ubuntu using Debian packages	Installing an IBM MQ client on Linux Ubuntu using Debian packages
Solaris	Installing IBM MQ server on Solaris	Installing an IBM MQ client on Solaris
Windows	Installing IBM MQ server on Windows	Installing an IBM MQ client on Windows

Note: Up to and including IBM MQ 8.0, IBM WebSphere® MQ for HP NonStop Server was also a component platform. Since then, this component has been supplied and supported separately as IBM MQ for HPE NonStop V8.1, which provides IBM MQ on HPE NonStop L-series and J-series platforms. The documentation is here: IBM MQ for HPE NonStop V8.1.

Installing IBM MQ clients and servers on the same system

A client can be installed on its own, on a separate machine from the base product and server. It is also possible to have both a server and a client installation on the same system.

If you install from a DVD, to install an IBM MQ client on a system that is already running an IBM MQ server, you must use the appropriate Server DVD. You can use a Client DVD to install an IBM MQ client only on a system that is not running an IBM MQ server.

If you install an IBM MQ client from a Client DVD and later decide to install the IBM MQ server on the same system, you must first remove all the client components from the system, then use the appropriate Server DVD to install both the server and client components. You cannot install an IBM MQ server on a system that already has client components installed from a Client DVD.

Remember that even if your client and server are installed on the same system, you must still define the MQI channel between them. See Defining MQI channels for details.

Advanced Message Security, Managed File Transfer and MQ Telemetry

Advanced Message Security, Managed File Transfer and MQ Telemetry are separately installed components of IBM MQ. Make sure that you purchase a license for using IBM MQ Advanced before installing any of these components (see IBM MQ license information).

Installation of IBM MQ on z/OS

For information on installation options for IBM MQ for z/OS®, see Installing IBM MQ for z/OS.

For information on installation options for IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, see Installing IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS.

For information on installation options for IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, Value Unit Edition, see Installing IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, Value Unit Edition.