WebSphere Message Broker Version 6.0 can coexist with either a Version 2.1 or a Version 5.0 product on the same computer.
You cannot install both a Version 2.1 and a Version 5.0 product on the same computer, and you cannot install several instances of either Version 2.1 or Version 5.0 products on a single computer.
When you migrate from a Version 2.1 or Version 5.0 product to WebSphere Message Broker Version 6.0, you do not need to uninstall the Version 2.1 or Version 5.0 product before installing Version 6.0. You can install WebSphere Message Broker Version 6.0 in a different location on the same computer, migrate your components and resources to Version 6.0, and uninstall the Version 2.1 or Version 5.0 product later, when you are sure that you no longer need it.
Can the components exist together on the same computer? | Version 6.0 Message Brokers Toolkit | Version 6.0 Configuration Manager | Version 6.0 broker | Version 6.0 User Name Server |
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Version 2.1 Control Center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 2.1 Configuration Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 2.1 broker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 2.1 User Name Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 |
Version 5.0 or Version 5.1 Message Brokers Toolkit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0 Configuration Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0 broker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0 User Name Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
With some restrictions, all Version 5.0 components can participate in a Version 6.0 broker domain, and all Version 6.0 components can participate in a Version 5.0 broker domain. A Version 2.1 broker is the only Version 2.1 component that can take part in a Version 6.0 broker domain.
Coexistence of Version 6.0 components with components from previous versions means that you do not have to migrate all of your components at the same time. Instead migrate those components that can coexist with Version 6.0 components in stages.
Can the components operate together in a domain? | Version 6.0 Message Brokers Toolkit | Version 6.0 Configuration Manager | Version 6.0 broker | Version 6.0 User Name Server |
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Version 2.1 Control Center | No | No | No | No |
Version 2.1 Configuration Manager | No | (Not applicable) | No | No |
Version 2.1 broker | Yes1 | Yes1 | Yes1 | Yes1 |
Version 2.1 User Name Server | (Not applicable) | No | No | (Not applicable) |
Version 5.0 or Version 5.1 Message Brokers Toolkit | Yes2 | Yes3 | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0 Configuration Manager | Yes | (Not applicable) | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0 broker | Yes4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Version 5.0 User Name Server | (Not applicable) | Yes | Yes | (Not applicable) |
You can create and operate a heterogeneous network of WebSphere MQ Publish/Subscribe brokers and WebSphere Message Broker brokers. You can also migrate WebSphere MQ Publish/Subscribe brokers to WebSphere Message Broker brokers. Follow the instructions in Migrating publish/subscribe applications.
You cannot install WebSphere Event Broker and WebSphere Message Broker as separate products on the same computer. WebSphere Message Broker, however, can perform all of the functions of WebSphere Event Broker.
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