Installing IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Client using the text-only (console) installer

WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition Client can be installed using a text-only (console) installer for Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms. The Client installation provides the components required to run WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition agents that connect to WebSphere MQ in client mode.

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 Client: The installer does not create queue managers for you.

About this task

Complete the following steps to install the WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Client in text-only mode.

Procedure

  1. Insert the IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Client DVD into the DVD drive.
  2. 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. Start of change
    • On Windows, the command to run a console installation is as follows:
      DVD_ROM/Windows_x86/VM/install.exe -i console
    • On UNIX and Linux the command to run a console installation is as follows:
      DVD_ROM/platform_name/VM/install.bin -i console
      where platform_name is one of the following platforms: AIX_ppc, HPUX_IA64, HPUX_PARISC, Linux_SystemZ, Linux_x86, Linux64_SystemP, Solaris_SPARC, or Solaris_x86.
    End of change
  3. 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.
  4. On the Client - Introduction panel, read the information that is displayed and press Enter.
  5. Read the software license agreement and type 1 to accept the terms of the license. Press Enter.
  6. 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 Client on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\WMQFTE\.
    • The default installation directory for the Client on UNIX systems is /opt/IBM/WMQFTE/.
    • The default installation directory for the Client on Linux systems is /opt/ibm/WMQFTE/. For more information, see Installation location on Linux platforms.
  7. Type Y to confirm the product installation directory. Press Enter.
  8. 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 Client 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 Client on UNIX systems is /var/IBM/WMQFTE/config.
    • The default configuration directory for the Client on Linux systems is /var/ibm/WMQFTE/config. For more information, see Installation location on Linux platforms.
  9. In the Skip Configuration panel, type 2 to configure the product. Press Enter.
  10. Enter your coordination queue manager details starting with the queue manager name.
  11. Enter your coordination queue manager details starting with the queue manager name.
  12. Enter the coordination queue manager host name, port number, and channel name.
  13. Enter your agent details: agent name, an agent description (optional), the name of the agent queue manager,
  14. Enter the agent queue manager host name, port number, and channel name.
  15. Enter your command queue manager name.
  16. Enter your command queue manager name.
  17. Enter the command queue manager host name, port number, and channel name.
  18. Read the Pre-Installation Summary information and press Enter to continue.
  19. On the Ready to Install panel, press Enter to install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition. Wait while the files are installed.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.


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Timestamp icon Last updated: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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