Using WebSphere MQ Everyplace

Given the wide range of uses for WebSphere MQ Everyplace, the product is not installed, configured, and deployed in the same way as other members of the WebSphere MQ family. There are three phases in the adoption of WebSphere MQ Everyplace:

1. Development and prototyping phase
WebSphere MQ Everyplace is available for installation and use without charge, subject to the conditions of the WebSphere MQ Everyplace development license. WebSphere MQ Everyplace applications are developed, using the functions of the Java classes and C API. These applications can be packaged in a variety of ways.

Support from IBM is not included with the development license. However, support during application development and beyond is provided with the deployment license (see below).

2. Deployment phase
The deployment phase refers to how you use the developed applications and, therefore, under the terms of the WebSphere MQ Everyplace license, capacity units are required to use the product. The java classes and C API can only be distributed with the application with agreement from IBM, or where the users already have entitlement to use them. Otherwise, in java, users must customize the necessary classes themselves and, in C, copy the WebSphere MQ Everyplace to the device.

3. Management phase
Subsequently, when WebSphere MQ Everyplace queue managers are active within a network, tools are needed to inspect and manage them. Support for WebSphere MQ Everyplace is provided under the terms of the International Program License Agreement.

This adoption life cycle explains the variation in level of support with platforms. For the WebSphere MQ Everyplace with capacity units, and Category 3 SupportPacs, IBM distinguishes between:



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