Preparing the system

This section describes steps you must take before installing WebSphere® MQ for iSeries™, V6.0. Use the following procedure only if you have never installed WebSphere MQ or MQSeries® on your system before.

Read the Readme file on the product or documentation CDs.

To run WebSphere MQ for iSeries, V6.0, you must have the OS/400® V5R2 or later operating system installed on your machine.

If you are migrating to V6.0 from V5.2 or V5.1, refer instead to Migrating from MQ V5.1 or later.