Installing IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type on IBM PureApplication

[V8.0.0.7 Jul 2017]Obtain the IBM® MQ Virtual System Pattern Type and upload it to your PureApplication® System to install it.

Before you begin

You must be assigned the "Create new catalog content" role or the "Workload resources administration" role with full permissions.

About this task

At IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type version 1.0.0.2 and earlier, the pattern type is available on a DVD or as an eImage download from IBM Passport Advantage®. IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type version 1.0.0.2 contains IBM MQ 8.0.0, Fix Pack 4.

[V8.0.0.7 Jul 2017]From IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type version 1.0.0.6, the pattern type is available as a download from IBM Fix Central. IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type version 1.0.0.6 contains IBM MQ 8.0.0, Fix Pack 6 and the version 1.0.0.7 contains IBM MQ 8.0.0, Fix Pack 7.

For more information on which IBM MQ version is available with which IBM MQ pattern type version, see Overview of IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type.

To load the pattern type to your PureApplication System, import the IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type. After loading, provide access for users to work with the patterns. Authorized users can create, deploy, and manage IBM MQ environments in a private cloud environment. You can also use pattern templates to create patterns.

Procedure

  1. Obtain the IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type version that you want to use.
    The install process differs slightly depending on where you download your pattern type from.
    • [V8.0.0.7 Jul 2017]If you download the pattern type from IBM Fix Central, for example 8.0.0.7-IBM-MQ-PURELinuxX64.tgz for Linux® or 8.0.0.7-IBM-MQ-PUREAix.tgz for AIX®, you can upload it to your PureApplication System as it is, without the need to decompress the download.
    • If you download the pattern type from IBM Passport Advantage, you must decompress the .tar.gz archive to get the .tgz file.

      For example, download the MQ_VIRS_PLUGIN_PURE_LIN_X86-64_8.tar.gz for Linux or MQ_AD_V8_VIR_SYS_PURE_AIX.tar.gz file for AIX, to obtain the IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type version 1.0.0.2 that contains IBM MQ 8.0.0, Fix Pack 4. You must decompress the downloaded archive file to get the patterntype.com.ibm.vsys.mq-1.0.0.2.tgz file, which you need to upload to the PureApplication System to begin installing the pattern type.

      The .tgz file is in the pureapp directory when you decompress the downloaded file.
    • If you are using the DVD to get your pattern type, the patterntype.com.ibm.vsys.mq-1.0.0.2.tgz file is available after you mount the DVD.
  2. Access the Pattern Types menu.
    • In PureApplication 2.0, click Cloud > Pattern Types from the Workload Console.
    • In PureApplication 2.1, click Catalog > Pattern Types.
  3. To install the pattern type IBM MQ Virtual System Pattern Type, click New.
  4. Upload either a local or a remote file.
    • To upload a local file, click Browse on the Local tab and select the .tgz file that contains the pattern type, for example 8.0.0.7-IBM-MQ-PURELinuxX64.tgz.
    • To upload a remote file, specify the URL of the file on the Remote tab. If prompted to log in to the remote site to access the file, specify the user name and password.
    Click OK.
  5. Accept the license agreement.
    1. Click IBM MQ Advanced Virtual System Pattern Type and select the most current fix pack.
    2. View the license agreement and accept it.
    3. Enable the pattern by clicking Status > Enable.

What to do next

Verify that the pattern is installed and available for use.