Before you install
WebSphere® MQ Version 6.0,
you must check that your system meets the hardware and operating system software
requirements set for this product and the particular components you intend
to install on it.
Note: WebSphere MQ does
not support host names that contain spaces. If you install WebSphere MQ on
a computer with a host name that contains spaces, you will be unable to create
any queue managers.
Hardware
WebSphere MQ for HP-UX, Version 6.0 runs
on any Hewlett Packard PA-RISC 2.0 machine that supports the specified operating
system.
Operating System
The operating system supported by
WebSphere MQ for HP-UX, Version 6.0 is:
- HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) 64 bit plus Dec. 2003 Quality Pack
- HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) 64 bit
If you need to convert to or from codepages associated with Chinese,
Japanese, or Korean locales on HP-UX V11.00, you need to install the Asian
System Environment (ASE).
Connectivity Requirements
Check that the system has
64-bit compatible communications hardware that supports at least one of the
following:
TCP/IP is part of the base operating system.
For
SNA connectivity you need HP SNAplus2, Version 6.0. You can use any communications
hardware supporting SNA LU 6.2 or TCP/IP.
Storage Requirements
The storage requirements for the
WebSphere MQ for HP-UX, Version 6.0 depend on which components you
install, and how much working space you need. This, in turn, depends on the
number of queues that you use, the number and size of the messages on the
queues, and whether the messages are persistent. You also require archiving
capacity on disk, tape or other media.
Table 1. Storage requirements for
a WebSphere MQ
serverStorage Requirements |
Storage Requirement in MB in /opt |
WebSphere MQ Server installation |
325 |
IBM® Global Security Kit V7 (32-bit) |
16 |
IBM Global Security Kit V7 (64-bit) |
14 |
You can use the df -k command to determine the amount of free space
on your system.
Disk storage is also required for
- Prerequisite software
- Optional software
- Your application programs