- Insert the WebSphere MQ for Windows® Server
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- If autorun is enabled, the installation process starts.
Otherwise, double-click the Setup icon in
the root folder of the CD to start the installation process.
The WebSphere MQ
Installation Launchpad window is displayed.
- Click the Software Prerequisites option.
Figure 1. Launchpad Software Prerequisites
page
The window (shown
in Figure 1) lists the prerequisite
software for a typical installation. To the right of each installation item
there is either the word "OK" if the software is installed, or the words "Not
Installed" if the software is not installed.
If the words "Not
Installed" are displayed:
- Click the + symbol to the left of the
item to display installation links. For specific information on
how to install WebSphere Eclipse
Platform see Installing WebSphere Eclipse Platform.
- Select the option for the installation source you want to use.
Select from:
Note: Some software prerequisites are not available from
all sources.
- When installation is complete, click the - symbol
to the left of the item.
- Click the Network Prerequisites option.
This panel describes the conditions under which WebSphere MQ needs a special domain
account.
- If the conditions described in the window apply, select Yes.
If you do not have details of the required special domain account, follow
the More Information link or ask your domain administrator.
Further information is also available in Configuring WebSphere MQ accounts.
You cannot continue to install WebSphere MQ until you have details
of the special domain account.
- If the conditions described do not apply, click No.
- If you do not know, click the Don't know option,
or contact your domain administrator.
- When you have clicked Yes (and
have details of the special domain account), or if you clicked No,
click the Migrating SSL certificates option. This window
describes the conditions under which you need to check the SSL certificate
chain for your queue managers or clients. If there is not a previous version
of WebSphere MQ installed these options will
not be available, go to step 6.
- If the conditions described in the window apply, click Yes.
You must now ensure that the SSL certificates used to authenticate queue managers
or clients on this computer have full certificate chains in the WebSphere MQ
certificate store. WebSphere MQ can check your stores for you. To
do this, run the Check WebSphere MQ Certificate Stores Wizard.
- If the conditions described do not apply, click No.
- If you do not know, click the Don't know option,
or follow the More Information link.
- When you have clicked Yes (and
have ensured you have full certificate chains), or if you clicked No,
click the WebSphere MQ Installation option.
The WebSphere MQ
Installation panel is displayed with a summary of the pre-installation status.
- To continue, click Launch IBM WebSphere MQ Installer,
and wait until the WebSphere MQ Setup window is displayed with a welcome
message.
- If the current version of WebSphere MQ is already installed,
the Program Maintenance panel is displayed with two options: Modify and Remove.
If the current version of WebSphere MQ is not installed, the
License Agreement panel is displayed.
- Read the information and license terms on the panel.
To
change the language that the license agreement is displayed in, click Change
Language, then select the language you require from the list provided.
Select
the option to accept the license terms, then click Next.
- If there is a previous version of this product installed on the
machine, go to step 18.
If there is no previous version of this product installed the Setup
Type panel is displayed. At this panel you can chose to perform a compact,
typical, or custom installation. For more information about the features installed
by each of these types of installation see
Table 1.
- For a compact installation, select Compact on the Setup
Type window, then click Next. Go to step 18.
- For a typical installation, select Typical on the Setup
Type window, click Next. Go to step 18.
- For a custom installation, Select Custom on the Setup
Type window, click Next. Go to step 11.
- The Destination Folder panel for program files
is displayed.
- To accept the default folder for the program files, click Next.
- To change the folder for the program files, click Change,
select the required folder from the dialog box, click OK,
then click Next.
- Next the Destination Folder panel for data files is
displayed.
- To accept the default folder for the data files, click Next.
- To change the folder for the data files, click Change,
select the required folder from the dialog box, click OK,
then click Next.
- Next the Destination Folder panel for the Global Security
Kit is displayed. If the Global Security Kit is already installed this panel
will not be displayed.
- To accept the default folder for the Global Security Kit, click Next.
- To change the folder for the Global Security Kit, click Change,
select the required folder from the dialog box, click OK,
then click Next.
- Next the Destination Folder panel for log files is displayed.
- To accept the default folder for the log files, click Next.
- To change the folder for the log files, click Change,
select the required folder from the dialog box, click OK,
then click Next.
- The Features panel is displayed (see Figure 2). This is where you choose which features you wish to install
(including the Client feature).
Figure 2. Setup features panel
To change the installation of a feature:
- Click the symbol to the left of the feature name to display
a drop-down menu.
- Select the required option from:
- Install this feature
- Install this feature and all its subfeatures (if any)
- Do not install this feature (remove if already installed)
- The symbol to the left of the feature name changes to show the
current installation option. For more information, click Help to
display the Custom Setup Tips page, which explains the icons used in the feature
list.
- Optional: To check that there is enough disk space,
click Space. The Disk Space Requirements panel
is displayed. This shows the disk space available and the amount of disk space
that your current selections will take. It highlights any volumes that do
not have enough disk space.
To close the panel and return to the Features
panel, click OK.
- When your selections are complete, click Next.
- The WebSphere MQ Setup window displays the following
message:
Ready to Install WebSphere MQ
The
window also displays a summary of the installation that you selected.
To
continue, click Install.
- Wait until the progress bar is complete. This might take several
minutes.
When WebSphere MQ is successfully installed, the WebSphere MQ
Setup window displays the following message:
Installation
Wizard Completed Successfully
- Click Finish to launch the Prepare WebSphere MQ
wizard.
- Follow the procedure described in Configuring WebSphere MQ with the Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard
Note: When installing using a Remote Desktop
Connection, you will need to logoff, then re-logon to pick up the changes
made to your environment by the installation process.