WebSphere® MQ
File Transfer Edition Server
can be installed using a text-only (console) installer on IBM® i systems. 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 and agents that can connect to protocol servers.
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 Server in text-only mode.
Procedure
- Mount the DVD containing WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server
installation for IBM i on
the optical drive of your IBM i
system.
- From an IBM i command
line, start PASE using the following command: CALL QP2TERM
- When you are in PASE, change directory using
the following command: cd /QOPT/IBMi/VM
- Start the console installer using the following command:
./install -i console
This command starts
the installer in interactive console mode.
- 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 that is displayed and press Enter.
- Read the software license agreement
and type 1 to accept the terms of the license.
Press Enter.
- 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 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 to connect to the agent queue
manager: bindings or client.
- Optional: If you selected transport mode, enter
the agent queue manager host name, port number, and channel name.
- Enter your command queue manager name.
- Enter the transport type to connect to the command queue
manager: bindings or client.
- Optional: If you selected 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.
- 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,
you must press Enter to exit the installer.
Note: Do not press F3=Exit.
Wait
a few minutes until clean-up operations and the configuration of the
QFTE runtime environment is complete.
- Press the F3=Exit function key to
exit the PASE environment, when you receive a message.
- From the IBM i command
line, start the QFTE subsystem using the following command: STRSBS
QFTE/QFTE
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 IBM i systems after you have installed.