Installing an IBM MQ client
After preparing your system for installation, you can install an IBM® MQ client by following the appropriate instructions for your platform. After installation, you might want to verify your installation to check that installation has been successful.
Before you start the installation procedure, make sure that you have prepared your system as described in Preparing the system.
- Installing an IBM MQ client on AIX systems
- Installing an IBM MQ client on HP Integrity NonStop Server systems
- Installing an IBM MQ client on HP-UX systems
- Installing an IBM MQ client on Linux
- Installing an IBM MQ client on Solaris
- Installing an IBM MQ client on Windows systems
- Installing an IBM MQ client on IBM i
Installing IBM MQ clients and servers on the same system
To install an IBM MQ client on a system that is already running an IBM MQ server, use the appropriate Server DVD or installation image downloaded from Passport Advantage®. Use a Client DVD or installation image downloaded from Passport Advantage 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.
As an alternative to installing a client from a DVD or installation image, you can download the IBM MQ V8 Clients SupportPac from Fix Central (see MQC8: IBM MQ V8 Clients).