Using Websphere MQ Veritas Agent on Linux

> Assuming Websphere MQ has been already installed, download VCS MQ agent from https://sort.symantec.com/agents


> Install agent and related rpms on all nodes ( unpack tarball first)

# rpm -ivh VRTSacclib-5.2.4.0-GA_GENERIC VRTSmq6-5.1.15.0-GA_GENERIC_noarch


> Test MQ start and stop out of Veritas

# su - mqm
$ mq_qmgr_start.sh  VCSTSTQM   # start queue Manager
$ dspmq                        # List queue manager and see status
$ dspmqver -i  # To see version information. It is required to configure MQ Agent
  Name:        WebSphere MQ
  Version:     7.5.0.1
$ mq_qmgr_stop.sh  VCSTSTQM 1  # stop queue manager


> Import agent type - run below on any one node if VCS is already running

# /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/WebSphereMQ/WebSphereMQTypes.cmd


> If VCS is not running, copy the agent types file on all nodes

# cp -a /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/WebSphereMQ/WebSphereMQTypes.cf  /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config


> Add below in /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/main.cf if it has not been added by above steps

include "WebSphereMQTypes.cf"


> Stop VCS and add following in main.cf to add a failover group

group MQ_GROUP (
        SystemList = { Node1 = 0, Node2 = 1 }
        AutoStartList = { Node1, Node2 }
        )
        WebSphereMQ Q_Manager (
                ResLogLevel = ERROR
                QueueManager = VCSTSTQM
                MQVer = "7.5"
                )
        requires group FileSystsmeGroup online local firm


> Start VCS and test MQ failover

hastart                     # on all nodes
hastatus -sum               # group should be online on Node1
ps -ef|grep mqm             # On Node1
hagrp -switch MQ_GROUP -sys Node2 # Move MQ to Node2

> Group should be online on Node2 and MQ should be running.


Ref : Symantec Document