Choosing what to install

You can select the components or features that you require when you install IBM® WebSphere® MQ.

IBM WebSphere MQ can be installed as a server or a client. The installation images can be downloaded, or IBM WebSphere MQ can be installed from a DVD.

An IBM WebSphere MQ server is an installation of one or more queue managers that provide queueing services to one or more clients. All the IBM WebSphere MQ objects, for example queues, exist only on the queue manager machine (the IBM WebSphere MQ server machine), and not the client. An IBM WebSphere MQ server can also support local IBM WebSphere MQ applications. To install an IBM WebSphere MQ server see, Installing an IBM WebSphere MQ server.

An IBM WebSphere MQ MQI client is a component that allows an application running on one system to communicate with a queue manager running on another system. The output from the call is sent back to the client, which passes it back to the application. To install a IBM WebSphere MQ MQI client see, Installing a IBM WebSphere MQ client.

It is possible to have both a server and a client installation on the same system. See, Installing an IBM WebSphere MQ client.

IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security is a separately installed and licensed component of WebSphere MQ and is another option on the IBM WebSphere MQ installer. To install IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security, see Installing IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security.