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roger567 |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: Upgrading MQ 5.3v to 6.0v |
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Hi all,
I am new start. We have a windows 2003 server with MQ5.3 csd8 that has to be upgraded to MQ 6.0 fixpack 2.3. Can anybody suggest me the best practices for the upgrade and necessary backup's required. Also what is the use of exits folder?under the Websphere MQ. This will apply to the production also.
please help me
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Lots and lots of posts on this topic here as people have been upgrading from 5.3 to 6.0 for years. Please use the search button. _________________ Peter Potkay
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roger567 |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: |
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i will follow your advice. Can you tell Importance of exits folder. Some said you need to save it and paste it after the upgrade?
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PeterPotkay |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: |
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PeterPotkay wrote: |
Lots and lots of posts on this topic here as people have been upgrading from 5.3 to 6.0 for years. Please use the search button. |
Its all been answered before. Multiple times. With links to official IBM doc. _________________ Peter Potkay
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bruce2359 |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Can you tell Importance of exits folder. |
Most IBM software allows you to modify the default behavior of a product by implementing exits.
Exits in WMQ are tightly architected and well defined. What this means that your exit code must enter and exit your exit code via well-defined mechanisms. Writing exits is a specialized activity.
An example: Communication channels have several exit points. The send exit (if you have coded one AND installed the code in the exits folder) will be executed just before a message segment is sent across the channel. In this exit, you have full access to the message. If you have a requirement to do something just before a message segment is sent across the channel (like write an image of the message to a file), this exit could be a place to take such action.
If your organization has implemented exits, the exits folder will contain the executables for these exits. _________________ I like deadlines. I like to wave as they pass by.
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roger567 |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Bruce thank you so much. That was perfect to understand.I deeply appreciate it. |
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roger567 |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Have another question? I was told to back up windows registry files what does this exactly meant by. Do I have to take screen shots of the HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion\Configuration\QueueManager |
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bruce2359 |
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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This is a Windows thing, not really related to WMQ. Before you fiddle with Registry settings (or install software that does), back up the registry.
1. Click Start/Run
2. regedit
3. click registry
4. click export
Now you have an image of the registry before you make changes. _________________ I like deadlines. I like to wave as they pass by.
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roger567 |
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 5:42 am Post subject: |
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RogerLacroix |
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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roger567 wrote: |
Have another question? I was told to back up windows registry files what does this exactly meant by. Do I have to take screen shots of the HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion\Configuration\QueueManager |
You can create a batch file and run it nighly. The command would be:
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regedit /ea QueueManager.reg HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion\Configuration\QueueManager |
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc. _________________ Capitalware: Transforming tomorrow into today.
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roger567 |
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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thanks Hey by the way I have another question. Do we back up the messages in the production environment while doing the upgrade. Are messages lost during upgrade the once in the queue's. If you have to back up how do we do it? |
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bruce2359 |
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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There's a good IBM Redbook 'Backup and Recovery' that will help you set up a strategy for backing up important WMQ things. http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245222.html
Things to back up:
- your object definitions
- messages, if any, left in queues at shutdown
Make sure you have adequate backup and recovery procedures that have been tested, BEFORE you upgrade. You should be doing regular backups for business continuation (disaster recovery) purposes. _________________ I like deadlines. I like to wave as they pass by.
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roger567 |
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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thanks once again. I really appreciate your responses. |
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