The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for IBM MQ provides fault resilient protection for IBM MQ queue managers and queue manager storage locations. This kit enables a failure on a primary IBM MQ server or queue manager to be recovered on the primary server or a designated backup server without significant lost time or human intervention.
Document Contents
This guide contains the following topics:
- LifeKeeper for Linux Documentation. Provides a list of LifeKeeper for Linux documentation and where to find it.
- Abbreviations. Contains a list of abbreviations that are used throughout this document along with their meaning.
- Requirements. Describes the hardware and software necessary to properly set up, install and operate the Recovery Kit for IBM MQ. Refer to the LifeKeeper Installation Guide for specific instructions on how to install or remove LifeKeeper for Linux software.
- Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Overview. Provides a brief description of the Recovery Kit for IBM MQ’s features and functionality as well as lists the versions of the IBM MQ software supported by this Recovery Kit.
- IBM MQ Configuration Considerations. Provides a general description of configuration issues and shows file system layouts supported by the Recovery Kit for IBM MQ.
- Configuring IBM MQ for Use with LifeKeeper. Provides a step-by-step guide of how to install and configure IBM MQ for use with LifeKeeper.
- Configuration Changes Post Resource Creation. Provides information on how IBM MQ configuration changes affect LifeKeeper IBM MQ resource hierarchies.
- IBM MQ Configuration Examples. Provides examples of typical IBM MQ configurations and the steps to configure your IBM MQ resources.
- LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks Describes the tasks for creating and managing your IBM MQ resource hierarchies using the LifeKeeper GUI.
- IBM MQ Troubleshooting. Provides a list of informational and error messages with recommended solutions.
- Appendices. Provide sample configuration files for IBM MQ and a configuration sheet that can be used to plan your IBM MQ installation.
Reference Documents
MQ documentation is located at the IBM MQ Library available at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wmq/library/
LifeKeeper Documentation
This documentation, along with documentation associated with other LifeKeeper Recovery Kits, is available online at:



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