Choose disk drives and directories according to your requirements and the
space available on your computer. The default directories are:
Program files: |
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ |
Data files: |
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ |
IBM Global Security Kit files: |
C:\Program Files\IBM\GSK7 |
Log files: |
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Log |
The folders are used as follows:
- Program files
- The WebSphere MQ executables and binaries. These occupy roughly 20 Mb.
To find out exactly how much space, when you reach the Setup Type install
panel, choose Custom install, and on the Features panel,
click the Space button to see how much space is needed
for each feature and also how much space you have available on your drives.
The features that are already selected when you first open the Features panel
after choosing Custom are the ones included in the Typical install.
- Data files
- The files containing WebSphere MQ queue managers, queues, messages, code
page conversion tables, and so forth. Your applications may be such that these
files become very large. Check with your system administrator if you are not
sure how much space you will need. The data files directory is only created
if you install one of the features that require it, which are:
- Server
- Windows Client
- Java Messaging
- IBM Global Security Kit files
- The files related to the IBM Global Security Kit, which supports SSL connections
in WebSphere MQ for Windows. The IBM Global Security Kit files directory is
only created if you install one of the features that require it, which are:
- Log files
- WebSphere MQ keeps logs of its transactions. The log file sizes are in
proportion to the amount of messaging activity in your application. The files
continue to grow until deleted. Check with your system administrator if you
are not sure how much space you will need. The log files directory is only
created if you install the feature that requires it, which is: