Using WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition with IBM Workload Deployer for Linux on x86-64

Load WebSphere® Message Broker Hypervisor Edition on to IBM® Workload Deployer to create, deploy, and manage WebSphere Message Broker environments and applications in a cloud using a VMware hypervisor. This virtual system can be used for development, testing, and production environments.

WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition for IBM Workload Deployer

WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition is available for download from Passport Advantage® and can be manually uploaded to the IBM Workload Deployer.

The following diagram shows a basic work flow. An administrator downloads the WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition package from Passport Advantage, extracts it, and loads the virtual machine image and a set of predefined patterns onto IBM Workload Deployer. The patterns can then be deployed straight into the cloud, or they can be edited and customized first.

Basic Work Flow

For more information about using WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition with IBM Workload Deployer, see the following topics:

Virtual machine image overview

The WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition virtual machine image includes a virtual machine template that you can use to create WebSphere Message Broker deployments in a cloud environment.

You can download a WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition virtual machine image from Passport Advantage and then load it on to the IBM Workload Deployer. After the virtual machine image has been added to the IBM Workload Deployer image catalog, an administrator can use IBM Workload Deployer to manage and deploy patterns to a cloud environment.

WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition includes two components:

The WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition virtual machine image
Provides a template for creating virtual machines, and includes installed versions of WebSphere Message Broker and other products that are required to create a deployment environment. The image includes the following preinstalled, ready-to-use patterns:
  • WebSphere Message Broker (Basic)
  • WebSphere Message Broker (Advanced)
These patterns address common WebSphere Message Broker topologies and are available when you use the WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition Image Loader utility to load the virtual machine image onto the IBM Workload Deployer. Each pattern is used to create a virtual system, which is a fully functional deployment environment.
The WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition Image Loader utility
This utility is used to add the WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition virtual image to the image catalog on the IBM Workload Deployer. In addition, it adds the preinstalled patterns to the collection of available patterns on the IBM Workload Deployer. It also adds the script packages.

You can run the virtual image on a VMware ESXi hypervisor.

Available virtual images

You can download the virtual image package from Passport Advantage, as follows:
  1. Select and download the required virtual machine image version of WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition for RHEL Linux on x86-64.
  2. Using the supplied WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition Image Loader utility, load the virtual machine image onto the IBM Workload Deployer.

All virtual machine images require IBM Workload Deployer and a hypervisor (VMware ESXi).

Virtual image contents

The virtual image contains the following preinstalled software:
  • RHEL Linux on x86-64
  • WebSphere MQ
  • WebSphere MQ Explorer
  • WebSphere Message Broker
  • WebSphere Message Broker Explorer
  • WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit

Maintenance

Maintenance for virtual machines is applied by using the mechanisms that are provided within IBM Workload Deployer. For more information about maintenance, see Virtual system instance maintenance.

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