MQ Series 6 on Ubuntu

This is just a quick post about installing MQ on Ubuntu. Since Hardy is coming out in less than a week I’ll need to do it again.

Install rpm

*Your mount steps may vary.

mkdir tmp-mq
sudo mount -t iso9660 -r -o loop /media/FIRELITE/ISO/WMQ_600.iso ~/tmp-mq/
./mqlicense.sh
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesRuntime-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesServer-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesJava-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesSamples-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesMan-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesIES30-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh –nodeps MQSeriesConfig-6.0.0-0.i386.rpm

Rinse and repeat the steps above for the patches from IBM.

su - mqm from root

Create a Queue Manager :

crtmqm TEST

Configure:
strmqcfg -c

Add your self to the MQM Group.

You should be good to go.

Launching the MQ Explorer.

create a workspace in your home mine is called mq-ws

/opt/mqm/ies30/eclipse/.eclipse

Use the workspace you created in the above step.

You should be golden now. Much props to Nacho M. for the rpm stuff.

-Doyle

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