Installation of IBM WebSphere MQ on AIX Unix Operating System

AIX MQ Installation:
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    Ø  Download MQ installation package / Binary file and place it in the filesystem which has enough      space to accommodate it.

    Ø  Untar / unzip the file

    Ø  Execute the below command to install MQ Binary.

    Ø  COMMAND:

                             a)  installp -acgXYd . all   à to install all complete MQ package

                             b)  installp -acgXYd . list of file sets   à to install selected MQ package (in some company they request to install without language packs, AMS* , FT* packs since they might require separate license or which might not be necessary for their requirement)

If your request you to Install the MQ package in unusual installation path:

installp -R USIL_Directory -acgXYd . all

installp -R USIL_Directory -acgXYd . list of file sets

Execute the below command to set primary Installation path and Primary instance.

MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/bin/setmqinst -i -p MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH

Default MQ Installation for AIX would be “/usr/mqm”/, it changes according to your client requirement.

AIX MQ UNINSTALL:
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   Ø  Stop all QMGRs, TCP Listeners and MQ related process running in the server.

   Ø  Grep “mqm” to see if all process stopped properly.

   Ø  Take backup of QMGRs using commands (see: “How to Backup and Restore Queue Manager (QMGR) Data” in my blog)

   Ø  It is also recommended to take backup of file systems “/var/mqm” and “/opt/mqm”  or /”usr/mqm” accordingly for easy restoration in case of any error / issue.

Command to uninstall: 

a)       installp -u mqm    à uninstallation from normal path

b)      installp -R <usil_path> -u mqm à uninstallation from unusual path.

AIX MQ Patchin / Fix Pack applying:
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   Ø  Download MQ FIX pack / Binary file and place it in the filesystem which has enough space to accommodate it.

   Ø  Stop all QMGRs, TCP Listeners and MQ related process running in the server.

   Ø  Grep “mqm” to see if all process stopped properly.

   Ø  Take backup of QMGRs using commands (see: “How to Backup and Restore Queue Manager (QMGR) Data” in my blog)

   Ø  It is also recommended to take backup of file systems “/var/mqm” and “/opt/mqm” or /”usr/mqm” accordingly for easy restoration in case of any error / issue.

Command:  installp -agXYd . all / file names