Configuring a basic WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition scenario on Windows and Linux
You can set up a basic WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition network between a Windows system and a Linux system by following the steps given in this topic. If you have two Windows systems or two Linux systems, you can adapt the instructions in the steps to allow for your setup.
Before you begin
- Two systems, one with a Windows operating system and one with a Linux operating system. These systems must be connected on a network.
- WebSphere MQ for Linux
- WebSphere MQ for Windows
- WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server version 7.0.3 or later.
- WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Remote Tools and Documentation version 7.0.3 or later.
Note: This example assumes that you have the
same user name on both of the systems and that the maximum length
of the user name is 12 characters. If you cannot use the same user
name on both systems, you must set up WebSphere MQ security to allow the user
name on one system access to WebSphere MQ
on the other system.
Note: Do not use a user name with more
than 12 characters on the Windows system,
for example Administrator. Windows user names that are more than 12
characters long cause WebSphere MQ
security problems.
About this task
Procedure
- Set up WebSphere MQ on linux_system.example.com. For more information, see Set up WebSphere MQ on linux_system.example.com.
- Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server on linux_system.example.com and set up an agent. For more information, see Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server on linux_system.example.com.
- Set up WebSphere MQ on windows_system.example.com. For more information, see Set up WebSphere MQ on windows_system.example.com.
- Create channels between queue managers on the two systems. For more information, see Connect the queue managers QM_LINUX and QM_WINDOWS.
- Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server on windows_system.example.com and set up an agent to run as a Windows Service. For more information, see Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server on windows_system.example.com.
- Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Remote Tools and Documentation on either system. For more information, see Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Remote Tools and Documentation.
- Transfer a file from the system windows_system.example.com to the system linux_system.example.com by using the command line. For more information, see Transfer a file from AGENT_WINDOWS to AGENT_LINUX.
- Transfer a file from the system linux_system.example.com to the system windows_system.example.com by using the WebSphere MQ Explorer plug-in. For more information, see Transfer a file from AGENT_LINUX to AGENT_WINDOWS by using the WebSphere MQ Explorer plug-in.
Set up WebSphere MQ on linux_system.example.com
About this task
Procedure
Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server on linux_system.example.com
Procedure
Set up WebSphere MQ on windows_system.example.com
About this task
Procedure
Connect the queue managers QM_LINUX and QM_WINDOWS
About this task
Procedure
Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server on windows_system.example.com
About this task
Procedure
Install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Remote Tools and Documentation
Procedure
Transfer a file from AGENT_WINDOWS to AGENT_LINUX
Procedure
Transfer a file from AGENT_LINUX to AGENT_WINDOWS by using the WebSphere MQ Explorer plug-in
Procedure
What to do next
- Set up a scheduled transfer that happens in the future and can repeat regularly. For more information, see Creating a scheduled file transfer.
- Set up a resource monitor that monitors a resource, for example a directory. If the resource fulfills a given condition the resource monitor starts a file transfer. For more information, see Resource monitoring.
- Create Ant scripts that start managed file transfers. For more information, see Using Apache Ant with WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition.