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  • 1.  installing MQ 9.3.0 alongside MQ 9.1.0

    Posted Thu July 13, 2023 04:45 AM

    Hello,

    when two versions of MQ are installed on a linux-server (MQ 9.1.0 and MQ 9.3.0) to migrate the queuemanager to the new version, is there an issue with MQ Licenses ?

    regards,

    Peter Roemer



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    Peter Roemer
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  • 2.  RE: installing MQ 9.3.0 alongside MQ 9.1.0

    Posted Fri July 14, 2023 07:28 AM

    Hello Peter:
    1) Regarding licenses, I will let someone else to address that particular question.
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    2) The purpose of my post is to let you know of this tutorial:
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    + Linux upgrade: 2 or more installations coexisting
     
    Caveat: If you want to have multiple versions of MQ installed in the same server, then you will need to take into account that the administration commands to install, uninstall and applying fix packs will be more complex.
    Even though the title of the following tutorial says MQ 9.1 and 9.3, the instructions apply to all versions (MQ 9.0 LTS, MQ 9.0 CD, MQ 9.1 LTS, MQ 9.1 CD, MQ 9.2 LTS, MQ 9.2 CD)
    Keep in mind that the Fix Packs mentioned in the tutorial were the ones that were the latest at the time the tutorial was written. It does NOT mean that those fix packs are the recommended ones. The "recommended" Fix Packs are always the latest ones available.
    The tutorial has a section that explains how to download the base or manufacturing refresh from IBM Passport Advantage and the fix packs from IBM Fix Central.
    Note about the Installations used in the tutorial: 
    Installation1: 9.1 in /opt/mqm 
    Installation2: 9.3 in /opt/mqm93
     
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6982721
    Installing IBM MQ 9.3 to coexist with MQ 9.1 in Linux and applying Fix Packs
    Chapter 1: Review of existing configuration of MQ 9.1
    Chapter 2: Installing MQ 9.3 LTS side-by-side to MQ 9.1 LTS
    Chapter 3: Need to run setmqenv to use MQ 9.3 or MQ 9.1 commands
    Chapter 4: Creating a new queue manager under MQ 9.3
    Chapter 5: Migrating an MQ 9.1 queue manager to MQ 9.3
    Chapter 6: Installing Fix Pack 9.1.0.13
    Chapter 7: Installing Fix Pack 9.3.0.4
    Chapter 8: Uninstallation
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    Note: This tutorial shows concrete examples on how to use the MQ utilities
    "crtmqpkg" to prepare the base code for Installation2 and
    "crtmqfp" to prepare the delta fix pack code for Installation2

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    Thank you!
    Angel Rivera
    IBM MQ Support



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    Angel Rivera
    IBM MQ Support
    Research Triangle Park NC
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  • 3.  RE: installing MQ 9.3.0 alongside MQ 9.1.0

    Posted Mon July 17, 2023 02:41 AM

    Hi Peter,

    this is not an official response regarding licensing (that would need to come from your local IBM rep as far as I know).

    But that being said, my understanding of the license conditions is that multiple installations (which can be multiple versions) on the same server do not require additional licenses. You should be able to install as many (supported) versions of MQ as you want on a single server, and run queue managers with any of them.

    I have no idea if there are any issues if one or more of the installations is a version that is no longer supported.

    The licensing information is at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3?topic=mq-license-information

    There's nothing specifically in there about multiple installations that I could find.

    Regards,



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    Neil Casey
    Senior Consultant
    Syntegrity Solutions
    Melbourne, Victoria
    IBM Champion (Cloud) 2019-22
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