Migrating from MQ V5.1 or later

There are two major types of upgrade:
  • The upgrade takes place on the same machine, optionally accompanied by a hardware upgrade. This is referred to as a slip install.
  • The upgrade takes place on a different machine. This is referred to as a side-by-side install.

Whichever type of install you perform, you must first:

  1. Prepare your system
  2. Quiesce your queue managers