Chapter 2. Installing
Abstract
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ is installed by unpacking an archive system on a system. This provides an easy way for a developer to get up and running.
Getting the archive
You can download the Red Hat JBoss A-MQ archive from the Customer Portal>Downloads>JBoss Enterprise Middleware>Downloads page. After logging in, go to the sidebar menu under JBoss Enterprise Platforms and select A-MQ. Click the Download button next to the product that you want to download.
Note
Trial kits are also available from the developer Web site, at http://jboss.org/products/amq. These kits are not supported by Red Hat.
Unpacking the archive
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ is packaged as a
.zip file Using a suitable archive tool, such as Zip or Gunzip, unpack Red Hat JBoss A-MQ into a directory to which you have full access.
Warning
Do not unpack the archive file into a folder that has spaces in its path name. For example, do not unpack into
C:\Documents and Settings\Greco Roman\Desktop\amq.
