Migrating to WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 and upgrading
your operating system
If you want to migrate to WebSphere® MQ Version 6.0,
and also need to upgrade your operating system to one supported by WebSphere MQ Version 6.0,
complete this task. For a list of supported Operating Systems, see Checking the operating environment.
Follow
these steps to upgrade your operating system and migrate to WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 whilst
keeping your WebSphere MQ data.
End all WebSphere MQ activity.
Function supplied by the SupportPacs in the table below has been
superseded by function in WebSphere MQ Version 6.0.
Remove these SupportPacs before installing WebSphere MQ Version 6.0.
Table 1. SupportPacs superseded by WebSphere MQ Version 6.0
SupportPac™ Number
Description
MA0C
MQSeries® Publish/subscribe
MA0R
WebSphere MQ transport for SOAP
MA88
MQSeries Classes for Java™ and WebSphere MQ classes for Java Message
Service
Please review any other installed SupportPacs for their applicability
to WebSphere MQ Version 6.0.
Uninstall WebSphere MQ.
Copy /var/mqm directory and save it to a location
which will not be erased by the operating system upgrade.
Upgrade your operating system by following the manufacturer's instructions.
Copy the /var/mqm directory that you saved in
step 4 to back into your file system.
Check your system has the required WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 prerequisites
and install WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 as described in
the following sections.