WebSphere® MQ
File Transfer Edition Server
can be installed using a text-only (console) installer for Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms.
The Server installation provides the components required to run WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition agents that connect to WebSphere MQ in client or
bindings mode, agents that can connect to protocol servers, and a
Web Gateway application that you can use to submit and manage transfers
through the web.
Before you begin
As part of the installation, you must enter the name of at
least one WebSphere MQ
queue manager. Create these queue managers before installing
WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition Server: The installer
does not create queue managers for you.
About this task
Complete the following steps to install the WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition Edition Server in text-only
mode.
Procedure
- Insert
the IBM® WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition Server DVD into the DVD
drive.
- Start the installer, using the executable
or binary file. When you have started the console installer, continue
with the installation process by working through each of the panels.

- Select the locale that you want to use
for the installation process. The locale determines the language the
installer runs in. Type the number that is displayed next to your
locale and press Enter. Alternatively, press Enter to
accept the default locale.
- On the Server - Introduction panel,
read the information displayed and press Enter.
- Read the software license agreement
and type 1 to accept the terms of the license.
Press Enter.
- Type the name of the product
installation directory for WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition and
press Enter. Alternatively, press Enter to
accept the default installation directory.
- The default installation directory for the Server on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\WMQFTE\.
- The default installation directory for the Server on UNIX systems is /opt/IBM/WMQFTE/.
- The default installation directory for the Server on Linux systems is /opt/ibm/WMQFTE/.
For more information, see Installation location on Linux platforms.
- Type Y to
confirm the product installation directory. Press Enter.
- Type the name of the configuration directory
for WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition and press Enter.
This directory is used to store configuration data specific to WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition. Alternatively, press Enter to
accept the default configuration directory.
- The default configuration directory for the Server on Windows is C:\Documents
and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\WMQFTE\config or C:\ProgramData\IBM\WMQFTE\config
- The default configuration directory for the Server on UNIX systems is /var/IBM/WMQFTE/config.
- The default configuration directory for the Server on Linux systems is /var/ibm/WMQFTE/config. For
more information, see Installation location on Linux platforms.
- In the Skip Configuration panel,
type 2 to configure the product. Press Enter.
- Enter your coordination queue manager
details starting with the queue manager name.
- Enter the transport type to connect to the coordination
queue manager: bindings or client.
- Optional: If you selected client transport
mode, enter the coordination queue manager host name, port number,
and channel name.
- Enter your agent details: agent name,
an agent description (optional), the name of the agent queue manager,
- Enter the transport type of the agent queue manager: bindings
or client.
- Optional: If you selected client transport
mode, enter the agent queue manager host name, port number, and channel
name.
- Enter your command queue manager name.
- Enter the transport type of the command queue manager:
bindings or client.
- Optional: If you selected client transport
mode, enter the command queue manager host name, port number, and
channel name.
- Read the Pre-Installation
Summary information and press Enter to
continue.
- On the Ready to Install panel,
press Enter to install WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition. Wait while the files
are installed.
- The installer creates a file containing
MQSC commands that you must run against the coordination queue manager.
Make a note of the file location and ensure that you run these commands
after completing the installer panels. Press Enter to
continue.
- The installer creates a file containing
MQSC commands that you must run against the agent queue manager. Make
a note of the file location and ensure that you run these commands
after completing the installer panels. Press Enter to
continue.
- On the Installation Complete panel,
press Enter to exit the console installer.
What to do next
Use the MQSC scripts created
by the installation process to create WebSphere MQ objects on your agent queue
manager and coordination queue manager. For more details, see the
topic Configuring WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition on Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems after you have installed. If you want to
set up your agent and coordination queue managers manually, see Configuring the coordination queue manager and Configuring agent queue managers.