Installing using the launchpad

Before you install, you must decide what type of installation you require. Table 1 shows the installation types available, and the features that are installed with each option. For the prerequisites required for each feature, see Prerequisites for WebSphere MQ features.

Table 1. Features installed with each type of installation
Installation type Features installed Comments
Typical
  • Server
  • WebSphere® MQ Explorer
  • Development Toolkit
  • Java™ Messaging and SOAP transport
The default option. Features are installed to default locations.
Compact
  • Server only
The server is installed to the default location.
Custom By default, the following features are preselected:
  • Server
  • WebSphere MQ Explorer
  • Development Toolkit
  • Java Messaging and SOAP transport
A custom installation can also install:
  • Windows® client
  • Server File Transfer Application
  • Client File Transfer Application
  • Client Extended Transaction Support
  • Java Extended Transaction Support

This method must be used if you want to install the Windows client.

All the available features are listed and you can select which ones to install, and where to install them.
The installation types are: For instructions on all these installation types see Launchpad instructions.

After installation, WebSphere MQ must be configured, see Configuring WebSphere MQ with the Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard.

WebSphere MQ Installation Launchpad can also be used for modifying a current WebSphere MQ installation, to modify an installation using: