The installation for Message Service Client for C/C++ uses an InstallAnywhere installer.
Two setup options are available, so that you can choose either a complete
or a custom installation.
Before you begin
The installed client requires 150 MB of disk space on AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
To
install Message Service Client for C/C++ on AIX, Linux, Solaris, or Windows, follow
this procedure. You can click Cancel at any
time during the install setup process to stop the installation process
from continuing, but note that the Cancel option
is not available while the product is actually being installed.
Steps for this task
Procedure
- If you are installing from a SupportPac, complete the following
steps, otherwise proceed directly to step 2;
- On AIX, Linux,
or Solaris,
log in as root. On Windows, log
on as an administrator.
- Create a temporary directory and extract the contents
of the zipped file supplied with Message Service Client for C/C++ into the
directory.
A subdirectory of the temporary directory
is created. The subdirectory is called gxixms_install and contains
the files needed for the installation.
- Run the setup file:
On AIX, run the
file called setup.bin that is in the gxixms_install directory.
On Linux, run
the file called setup.bin that
is in the gxixms_install directory.
On Solaris, run
the file called setup.bin that is in the gxixms_install
directory.
On Windows, run
the file setup.exe that is in the gxixms_install directory.
Messages informing you that the installer is preparing to
install are displayed. Message Service Client for C/C++ provides
a JVM for the installer; you do not need to provide one.
- When the installation wizard opens, select the
appropriate language to be used in the wizard and click OK.
- In the Introduction panel, text notifying that the installation
wizard will install IBM Message Service Client for C/C++ on your computer
is displayed. Click Next.
- If the wizard asks you to read the license agreement, and
you accept the terms of the license agreement, click I
accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next. On Windows only,
the installer asks you where you want to install GSKit.
- If you are installing on Windows and
you want to install GSKit in the directory suggested, click Next ; otherwise, choose another directory. The
installation wizard asks you where you want to install Message Service Client for C/C++.
- To install Message Service Client for C/C++ in the
directory suggested, click Next; otherwise choose another directory. If you choose to install Message Service Client for C/C++ in a directory
that does not currently exist, the installation wizard creates the
directory for you.
The installation wizard asks
you to choose the setup type that best suits your needs.
- Select the type of setup that you require:
- To install all program features, click the Complete icon.
- To choose which features you want to install, click the Custom icon.
- Click Next.
If
you select the complete install option, the installation wizard displays
details of the installation options that you have selected, and you
can proceed as described in step 10.
If you select the custom install option, the installation wizard asks
you which features you want to install, and you must complete step 9 before moving on to step 10.
- For a custom install only, select the Message Service Client for C/C++ features
that you want to be installed and then click Next.
If you want to develop XMS applications,
ensure that you select the Development Tools and Samples feature.
This feature provides the sample applications, and the libraries and
header files needed to compile C and C++ applications.
If you do not select this feature, only the files needed to run XMS applications
are installed.
The installation wizard displays
details of the installation options that you have selected.
- When you are satisfied with your selected
installation options, click Install to start
the installation. Note that Cancel becomes
unavailable when the installation has started.
The installation
wizard displays a bar showing the progress of the installation. Wait
for the progress bar to complete. When the installation completes
successfully, the wizard displays a message confirming that the InstallAnywhere wizard
has successfully installed IBM Message Service Client for C/C++ on your
computer.
- Click Next. If you want
to view the readme file for Message Service Client for C/C++, select View
Readme and then click Done.
- If you selected View Readme option
in the previous step, the readme is displayed in the installation
wizard. Click Done to close the installation
wizard.
You have now successfully installed Message Service Client for C/C++, which
is ready to use.
Before running any
XMS applications,
including the sample applications provided with
XMS, you must
set up the messaging server environment as described in
Setting up the messaging server environment.