Installing IBM Websphere MQ on Solaris

Websphere MQ Version 6.0.1.0

This post describes the installation and configuration of IBM MQ 6 (6.0.1.0) on Solaris 10 (5.10)

Important

May be installed on a global zone
OR
If installed on a non-global zone, should be installed on a whole root zone(Cannot be installed on a sparse root zone)
Installation to be done as 'root'

Steps to be followed

1. Add the group called 'mqm'
groupadd mqm

2. Add the user 'mqm' - member of group 'mqm'
useradd -g mqm -d /export/home/mqm -m mqm

3. Run the command
project -l
If no project for group 'mqm' exist, use projadd

4. untar the installer(for example C87RWML.tar)
tar -xvf C87RWML.tar

5. Run './mqlicense.sh'
Read the license and accept the same

6. run the following command
pkgadd -d. (including the dot at the end)
This displays the list of all packages
Select the option 'all'

Note: Errors like the following may be ignored
Executing post install scripts
Insufficient privilege error

YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED WEBSPHERE MQ

Runs on default port 1414


To start using MQ:

1. Configure Q Manager
crtmqm (Create MQ Manager)
crtmqm HACSTG01

2. Start MQ Manager
strmqm (Start MQ Manager)
strmqm HACSTG01

3. Start MQ Listener
runmqlsr -m HACSTG01 -t TCP &

For many other administrative tasks open the MQ Command Prompt - This is an interactive program
runmqsc HACSTG01

You can create local/ remote/ trans, etc queues using the command 'DEFINE'
DEFINE QLOCAL(IMO.NM.IN)


Using Windows based MQ Explorer to administer MQ

Create an OS user(in the group mqm) with which the explorer will connect - (for example name can be mqadmin)
This should be the same name as the Windows account using which we are running the MQ Explorer.
Create a channel using runmqsc
SRVCON -channeltype
Channel name - SYSTEM.ADMIN.SRVCONN=

Finding lines of text following a text match - awk

Suppose you need to display x lines following a search condition.
For example, display the first 5 lines of trace following an Exception in Tomcat log.

If you are using Solaris/ Linux/ *nix, one way of doing it is to "awk" it.
Get the first five lines after a Keyword named "Exception". Feel free to change the keyword as required.
BEGIN {flag = 0}
/Exception/
{print;
flag = 5;
next}
flag >= 1 {print;
flag--;
next}

Use awk or nawk(if you have a long line - awk has a limitation on line length)
Run it as follows:
nawk -f checkex.awk *
Redirect to a file as follows
nawk -f checkex.awk * > output.txt