Applying service

A service update requires hard disk space for installation. In addition, the installation process requires an identical amount of disk space to save the previous level. For example, a 16 MB update requires 32 MB of space. This allows a service level to be removed, and the previous level to be restored automatically.

To apply the service update:
  1. End all WebSphere® MQ activity:
    1. Log in as root.
    2. Use the endmqm command to stop all running queue managers.
    3. Stop any listeners associated with the queue managers, using the command:
      endmqlsr -m QMgrName
    4. To check that you have stopped all of them, enter the following:
      ps -ef | grep mq
      Check that there are no processes listed that are running command lines beginning amq or runmq. Ignore any that start with amqi.
  2. In the directory where the service update packages are located, use swinstall to install the maintenance packages:
       swinstall -s $PWD/hp-Uxxxx.v11 MQSERIES
    Selecting to install the package at the product level (MQSERIES), will automatically install only the components which match the set of WebSphere MQ components that are already installed on the machine. Unmatched components will fail at the prerequisite check, a warning will be shown to inform you that the files will be analyzed before install.