| Author |
Message
|
| MQ_Lover |
 Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:17 am Post subject: Windows or RHEL for MQ 8 Server Installation |
 |
|
Acolyte
Joined: 15 Jul 2013
Posts: 67
|
Hi Experts - Need your view here, in my organization we have this project where we are setting a new set of MQ Servers with MQ 8.0 and I am suggesting them to go with Linux VM RHEL rather Windows VM, to be honest I am struggling to find why Linux is preferred over Windows as MQ Server, I say this because most of the Banks I have worked with till date have either Linux as their MQ Servers or Mainframe in some and Windows is just very less in percentage.
Any pointers on this would be helpful.
Thanks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| Vitor |
| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Windows or RHEL for MQ 8 Server Installation |
|
|
Grand High Poobah
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 26093
Location: Texas, USA
|
| MQ_Lover wrote: |
| I am struggling to find why Linux is preferred over Windows as MQ Server |
Linux is preferred over Windows for any server, not just MQ.
Just compare the 2 OS. On all aspects which include (but are not limited to):
ease of administration
ease of support
performance
scalability
Bottom line - MQ does not enter the equation when it comes to choice of OS. You'd be going through the same questioning process if you were installing Oracle Server.
_________________
Honesty is the best policy.
Insanity is the best defence. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| MQ_Lover |
| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:32 am Post subject: |
|
|
Acolyte
Joined: 15 Jul 2013
Posts: 67
|
Hi Vitor - Thanks, you nailed it, finally it's the architects call what they need to have we as MQ can only suggest, lets see.
Thanks again. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| PeterPotkay |
| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
Poobah
Joined: 15 May 2001
Posts: 7717
|
The performance reports for MQ used to show how MQ performs better on Linux versus Windows, using the exact same hardware. Because both Windows and Linux can run on the exact same hardware, a direct comparison is possible, and Linux won. Now this is from years ago (MQ version 6), so not sure if they still do that kind of comparison, and whether Linux is still faster than Windows on the exact same hardware.
_________________
Peter Potkay
Keep Calm and MQ On |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| tczielke |
| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:59 am Post subject: |
|
|
Guardian
Joined: 08 Jul 2010
Posts: 939
Location: Illinois, USA
|
Linux is also free from a licensing stand point. Usually, cost plays a factor into your platform choice.
_________________
Working with MQ since 2010. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| mqjeff |
| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
Grand Master
Joined: 25 Jun 2008
Posts: 17447
|
An important question, though, is where do users come from?
If they are in activedirectory, it *may* be easier to use windows boxes. Depends on how experienced your linux admins are with LDAP, and your MQ admins as well.
_________________
chmod -R ugo-wx / |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| MQ_Lover |
| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
Acolyte
Joined: 15 Jul 2013
Posts: 67
|
Thanks all for suggestions, looks like we are going with Windows as "the group preferred OS is Windows" - fair enough I think, and the point all most of the apps are on Windows as well, so they don't want to just separately use Linux for MQ.
Thanks all for your views again. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
