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| mq.curious |
 Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:47 am Post subject: MQ Installation file System Location |
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I want to install websphere mq on dedicated file system
instead of
/usr/mqm
/var/mqm
/myfilesystem/usr/mqm
/myfilesystem/var/mqm
is this supported. I could not find anything relevant on IBM support site. the installation works its just when I do lslpp -L|grep mq
that does not show file sets installed. I am not sure what other limitation there might be for non-default location. Has anyone ever done this.
thanks
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| mqjeff |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| It is supported for version 7.1 and later. |
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:53 am Post subject: Re: MQ Installation file System Location |
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| mq.curious wrote: |
I want to install websphere mq on dedicated file system
instead of
/usr/mqm
/var/mqm
/myfilesystem/usr/mqm
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Why? You can have a dedicated file system mounted on /var/mqm, /usr/mqm or indeed 2 different physical file systems.
| mq.curious wrote: |
| is this supported. I could not find anything relevant on IBM support site. |
You'll find relevant details and instructions in the WMQ InfoCenter for versions of WMQ that support this. Earlier versions of WMQ do not support it, later versions support it for documented use cases.
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| mq.curious |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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I did read that WMQ v7.5 supports non-default location but does not give much details about setup or any usecases.
If there is such link on IBM support, please pass it.
I tried non-default installation and lslpp command could not find installed files.
I am worried that later I may run into issue while doing an upgrade, fix pack or unknown issues. |
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| mq.curious wrote: |
I did read that WMQ v7.5 supports non-default location but does not give much details about setup or any usecases.
If there is such link on IBM support, please pass it. |
So this isn't any use to you?
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| I tried non-default installation and lslpp command could not find installed files. |
Tried how, given you apparently couldn't find the instructions to do it correctly?
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| I am worried that later I may run into issue while doing an upgrade, fix pack or unknown issues. |
It's a valid concern if the installation is done incorrectly. Less so if you follow the IBM provided instructions as IBM will then offer support.
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| Philip Morten |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:20 am Post subject: |
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| mq.curious wrote: |
I tried non-default installation and lslpp command could not find installed files.
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You have installed into an AIX User Specified Install Location (USIL) using the -R flag to installp, to display the contents of that USIL you need to add the same -R flag to lslpp. See the AIX doc. The location of the WebSphere MQ data path is fixed at /var/mqm.
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| mq.curious |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the information. It really helps. I did not use R flag with lslpp.
I also read that /var/mqm is fixed on infocenter.
Do you know if we could link that location to new file system? I mean install on default location /var/mqm and then link that so that it actually referes to location:
/myfilesystem/var/mqm ->link to /var/mqm
Thanks for your response. Much appreciated.
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| bruce2359 |
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| mq.curious wrote: |
Do you know if we could link that location to new file system? I mean install on default location /var/mqm and then link that so that it actually referes to location:
/myfilesystem/var/mqm ->link to /var/mqm
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Have you tried this? What were the results?
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| mq.curious |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:57 am Post subject: |
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I have tried it in test environment. It seems to be working for now. I am just worried about the unknow issues.
The installation works, operation features are working. What do I need to be aware of if I have such setup??? I DO NOT KNOW. I want to know the limitation of the product for non-default location if there are any.
To add more note to this:
I read somewhere on infocenter, that running traces and other operation may fail if u have non-default location. I do not know the link but it is somewhere on IBM Infocenter site.
Thanks
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| bruce2359 |
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| mq.curious wrote: |
| I have tried it in test environment. It seems to be working for now. I am just worried about the unknown issues. |
What does the documentation for the unix link command tell you about its purpose and usage?
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| mqjeff |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:05 am Post subject: |
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just because /var/mqm/ is a fixed location, this does not mean that any given queue manager has to live under /var/mqm.
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