Recently, the adoption of Linux as a platform for business-critical applications has increased significantly. This evolution has also introduced requirements and technologies that were previously not seen in a Linux environment. Messaging and integration products, such as WebSphere MQ and WebSphere BI Message Broker, can now be used on Linux to solve integration problems that include Linux platforms.

This IBM Redbooks publication starts with an introduction of messaging and integration technologies to Linux users. It also introduces the world of Linux to people that are familiar with messaging and integration technologies on other platforms.

This book ends with a discussion of a few monitoring techniques that can be implemented in a Linux environment, so that a messaging solution can be monitored.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Linux and messaging

Chapter 2. Linux systems and advanced technologies

Chapter 3. Implementing HA queue managers: Part 1

Chapter 4. Implementing HA queue managers: Part 2

Chapter 5. Implementing HA queue managers: Part 3

Chapter 6. Using WebSphere MQ clustering

Chapter 7. Implementing highly available brokers

Chapter 8. Managing a distributed Linux messaging infrastructure

Appendix A. Hardware and software configuration

Appendix B. Using external SCSI storage enclosure with Linux

Appendix C. Configuring a FAStT200 disk system for Linux

Appendix D. Additional material