Release and platform icons in the product documentation

The product documentation for all IBM® MQ 9.1 release types (LTS, CD), release versions, and platforms is provided in a single information set in IBM Documentation. If information is specific to a given release type, version, or platform, this is indicated by a rectangular icon. Information that applies to all release types, versions, and platforms is left unmarked.

[Continuous Delivery]The product documentation for IBM MQ 9.1.0, which is the initial release of IBM MQ 9.1, and for the IBM MQ 9.1.x Continuous Delivery (CD) releases, is in the same IBM MQ 9.1 section in IBM Documentation.

Long Term Support release, Continuous Delivery release, and release number icons

In the IBM MQ 9.1 documentation, rectangular icons are used as follows to identify the following information relating to releases:
  • Information about features that are first made available at the initial release of IBM MQ 9.1 is indicated by a dark blue icon that contains the initial release number: Icon for IBM MQ 9.1.0
  • Information that applies to the Long Term Support release in general is indicated by a dark blue icon with the text LTS: Icon for Long Term Support (LTS) release.
  • [Long Term Support]For Long Term Support (LTS) release content, the icon is dark blue and contains the LTS release and Fix Pack number. For example Icon for IBM MQ 9.1.0, Fix Pack 1.
  • Information that applies to the Continuous Delivery release in general is indicated by a light blue icon with the text CD: Icon for Continuous Delivery (CD) release.
  • [Continuous Delivery]Information about features that are first made available at an IBM MQ 9.1.x Continuous Delivery (CD) release is indicated by a light blue icon that contains the CD release number. For example, Icon for IBM MQ 9.1.1.

Platform icons

Platform icons are used to identify information that applies only to a specific platform, or group of platforms.

Table 1. Platform icons
Icon Platform
Icon for AIX AIX®
Icon for Solaris Solaris. Not supported for CD releases.
Icon for UNIX All supported UNIX platforms. That is, all platforms listed previously in this table.
Icon for Linux Linux®
Icon for Windows Windows
Icon for UNIX, Linux and Windows All supported UNIX, Linux, and Windows platforms. That is, all platforms listed previously in this table.
Icon for IBM i IBM i. Not supported for CD releases.
Icon for UNIX, Linux, Windows and IBMi Multiplatforms. That is, all supported platforms except z/OS®.
  • For CD releases, this means AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  • For LTS releases, this means AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows, and IBM i.
Icon for z/OS z/OS
Note:
  • The supported platforms for CD releases are AIX, Linux, Windows, and z/OS.
  • The supported platforms for LTS releases are AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows, IBM i, and z/OS.
  • Any information not explicitly flagged as IBM i or z/OS also applies to the IBM MQ Appliance.
  • [V9.1.0 Jul 2018]Support for HP-UX for all IBM MQ components, including server and clients, is removed from IBM MQ 9.1.