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| AndyDD |
 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:41 am Post subject: Message Broker v5.0 and v6.0 coexistence on Linux |
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Hi, I have a question about the installation directories used to install the broker v6 and broker v5. Currently we have the Broker v5 installed on a linux box in it's own filesysem (/opt/mqsi).
Does anyone know of any problems with installing the v6.0 broker within the same filesysem, ie (/opt/mqsi/v6.0) ? Would IBM support such an installation ? |
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: |
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V6 will automatically coexist, without you taking any special steps.
And v6.1 will automatically coexist alongside that, too.
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| EddieA |
| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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The only think to be wary of, with a mixed V5/V6 environment, is shared use of the broker DB.
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| mqmatt |
| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:00 am Post subject: |
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| EddieA wrote: |
| The only think to be wary of, with a mixed V5/V6 environment, is shared use of the broker DB. |
...i.e. that brokers of different versions cannot share database schemas.
To echo the comments above, Broker v6 and above is deliberately designed to co-exist with other versions, and will function completely independently. When working with a specific version you just need to source the correct profile.
Component names must still be unique on a given machine. The mqsilist command in v6 and above has a flag (-a) to list all the components on the system, rather than just the ones in the targetted version.
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| AndyDD |
| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info about the V5/V6 broker. I know about broker v6's ability to co-exist with previous versions but my question was more specific to the physical installation of a V6 broker within a previous V5 broker install filesystem. For example, what would happen if the V5 broker was removed with 'rpm' ? would the V6 directories get removed as they are currently within the V5 directory structure ? |
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| mqmatt |
| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:40 am Post subject: |
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The v6 install will not get removed, so long as the installer does its job. 
If you're worried, then test the scenario or install to a completely unrelated directory. |
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