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What is the best way to startup automatically Websphere MQ v7.1 queue managers during system startup? I see that there is a SupportPac for it, just want to make sure this is the right one. We have MQ running over 64-bit Linux. Thanks.
Yes, SupportPac MSL1 is the correct one for Linux.
Some other UNIX flavors can use this SupportPac as-is or with modifications. For Windows, specify the QMgr to be started automatically and the WMQ service will start it.
Update 26 Sep 2017
Responding to comments from byteborg, I checked and it seems IBM have removed SupportPac MSL1 for some reason, even from the list of withdrawn SupportPacs.
As it happens I’m at MQTC this week and lots of IBMers from Hursley Lab are here so I’ll ask then to restore it or put it on Github. If they are able to do so, the internal review process to make that happen is extensive so it won’t happen soon. If that doesn’t work, I’ll see about getting permission to host it myself. Stay tuned.
Update 1 Oct 2017
While at MQTC, Mark Taylor, the MQ Architect from IBM Hursley Labs, explained the removal of MSL1. Basically, “it didn’t work” according to Mark. Instead, IBM have provided guidance in the form of an MQDev blog post Managing queue manager startup and shutdown on Linux with systemd. The post does pretty much what the headline says, and describes how to use systemd to start/stop MQ. Please refer to that post for details.