WebSphere® MQ
File Transfer Edition Remote
Tools and Documentation provides a text-only (console) installer for Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms.
However, you can install WebSphere MQ
Explorer and information center options on Windows and Linux platforms
only.
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 IBM®
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 Remote Tools and Documentation
in text-only mode.
Procedure
- Insert the IBM WebSphere MQ
File Transfer Edition Remote Tools and Documentation
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 Remote tools and documentation - 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.
- Select either a Complete installation,
a Remote Tools, or a Database Logger installation
by typing the appropriate number.
- A Complete installation installs four items: The WebSphere MQ Explorer plug-in, tools that
you can use to administer the product on a remote system, the database
logger, and the information center. The Complete installation option
is only available on Windows and Linux.
- A Remote Tools installation installs tools that you can use to
administer the product on a remote system.
- A Database Logger installation installs a Java™ application and a Java Platform, Enterprise Edition application.
Either of these applications can be used to save WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition log
messages to a database.
- 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 Remote Tools and Documentation
on Windows is C:\Program
Files\IBM\WMQFTE\.
- The default installation directory Remote Tools and Documentation
on UNIX is /opt/IBM/WMQFTE/.
- The default installation directory Remote Tools and Documentation
on Linux 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 on Windows is C:\Documents
and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\WMQFTE\config.
- The default configuration directory on UNIX is /var/IBM/WMQFTE/config.
- The default configuration directory on Linux 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.
If you have previously performed configuration, for example for an
earlier Server installation, type 1 to skip
the configuration steps and go to Step 17.
- Enter your coordination queue manager
details starting with the queue manager name.
- Enter your coordination queue manager
details starting with the queue manager name.
- Enter the coordination queue manager host name, port number,
and channel name.
- Enter your command queue manager name.
- Enter your command queue manager name.
- 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.
- On the Installation Complete panel,
press Enter to exit the console installer.
What to do next
Use the MQSC script created
by the installation process to create WebSphere MQ objects on your 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
coordination queue manager manually, see Configuring the coordination queue manager and Configuring agent queue managers.