Introduction to IBM WebSphere MQ migration

The introductory topics explain the concepts you must understand before planning migration tasks, where to find migration topics, and which migration paths are supported.

If you are running IBM® WebSphere® MQ Version 7.0.1 on Linux®, UNIX, or Windows , and you are unfamiliar with multiple installations of IBM WebSphere MQ on the same server, examine these three migration scenarios:
  1. UNIX, Linux, and Windows: Single-stage migration to a later version
  2. UNIX, Linux, and Windows: Side-by-side migration to a later version
  3. UNIX, Linux, and Windows: Multi-stage migration to a later version
Also, consider how multiple installations on the same server can assist you deploying fix packs; see UNIX, Linux, and Windows: Staging maintenance fixes. If you are installing a fix pack that includes optional new function, see Migrating queue managers to new-function fix packs.