Installation of IBM WebSphere MQ on Solaris OS
MQ Uninstallation:
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1) Stop all QMGRs, TCP Listeners and MQ related process running in the server.
2) Grep “mqm” to see if all process stopped properly.
3) Take backup of QMGRs using commands (see: “How to Backup and Restore Queue Manager (QMGR) Data” in my blog)
4) It is also recommended to take backup of file systems “/var/mqm” and “/opt/mqm” or
/”usr/mqm” accordingly for easy restoration in case ofany error.
/”usr/mqm” accordingly for easy restoration in case ofany error.
COMMAND: To uninstall installed MQ package
“pkgrm mqm”
Note: Take help form Solaris OS support team for any OS related assistance
MQ INITIAL Installation:
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1) Download MQ installation package / Binary file and place it in the filesystem which has enough space to accommodate it.
2) Stop all qmgrs and take backup (Follow points 1), 2) & 3) just like in MQ Uninstallation process)
3) Untar / unzip the file.
4) Accept the licence with command: “ ./mqlicense.sh -accept”
5) Install the MQ packages using the command: “pkgadd -d . “
Note: Step 2 not required for fresh Installation of MQ)
6) After installation execute: “/opt/mqm/bin/setmqinst -i -n installation1” to set primary installation.
Applying MQ fIX PACK INSTALLATION:
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1) Download MQ recommended FIX pack / Binary file and place it in the file system which has enough space to accommodate it and untar/unzip accordingly.
2) Stop all qmgrs and take backup (Follow points 1), 2) & 3) just like in MQ Uninstall process)
3) Execute the command to apply fix pack and flow steps: “pkgadd -d packagenqme” (e.g) packagename will be like "mqm-U1234.IMG”
check the version: "dspmqver"
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