WebSphere® MQ
File Transfer Edition provides
an unattended or silent installation for the Server and Client components.
Before you begin
To use the unattended installation mode you must provide the
installer with a response file. For information about how to create
this file, see
Creating a Server response file by using the console installer and
Creating a Client response file by using the console installer. Because the Server and Client
installations differ from the Remote Tools and Documentation installation
in the options you can select, you must create a specific response
file to install the Server or Client silently: you cannot reuse a
Remote Tools and Documentation response file.
If you
are running a console installation on Linux,
unset the DISPLAY environment variable before you install.
About this task
Complete the following steps to install the Server or Client
in an unattended mode.
Procedure
- Create a response file that defines your install directory
and configuration directory. For information about how
to create this file, see Creating a Server response file by using the console installer and Creating a Client response file by using the console installer.
- Insert the IBM® WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition Server or Client DVD
into the DVD drive, or copy the contents of the DVD onto the system
where you want to install the product, or unpack the relevant eAssembly
image onto your system where you want to install the product. Ensure
that you keep the full directory structure intact.
- Start the installer, by using the executable or binary
file and use the -f parameter to pass in the
location of the response file. You must specify the full path to the
response file.
- Wait while the unattended installer installs the product
to the installation directory and creates the configuration directory
defined by the response file.
If you are installing
on Windows, the installation
takes place in the background and might take a few minutes. If you
are installing on UNIX or Linux, progress information is
written to the console during the installation.
- When installation is complete, run the MQSC commands contained
in the files created by the fteSetupCoordination and fteCreateAgent commands
against the coordination and agent queue managers. Run the coordination_qmgr_name.mqsc file,
which is located in the config_directory/coordination_qmgr_name directory. If you want to set up your coordination queue manager manually,
see Configuring the coordination queue manager
If you have created
an agent, you must also run the agent_name_create.mqsc
file. This file is located in the config_directory/coordination_qmgr_name/agents/agent_name directory.
If
you want to set up your agent queue manager manually, see Configuring agent queue managers