Installing the Server or Client in unattended (silent) mode on IBM i systems

WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition provides an unattended or silent installation for the Server and Client components.

Before you begin

To use the unattended mode of the installer, you must provide the installer with a response file. For information about how to create this file, see Creating a Server response file using the console installer and Creating a Client response file using the console installer.

To install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition on IBM® i platforms, the user that performs the installation must have a user profile of *SECOFR class with *ALLOBJ authority.

About this task

Complete the following steps to install the Server or Client in an unattended mode.

Procedure

  1. 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 using the console installer and Creating a Client response file using the console installer.
  2. Mount the DVD containing WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server installation for IBM i on the optical drive of your IBM i system.
  3. Mount the IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Server or Client DVD on the optical drive of the IBM i system.
  4. From an IBM i command line, start PASE using the following command: CALL QP2TERM
  5. When you are in PASE, change directory using the following command: cd /QOPT/IBMi/VM
  6. Start the installer, 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. Use the following command:
    ./install -i silent -f response_file_location/response_file_name
  7. Wait while the unattended installer installs the product to the installation directory and creates the configuration directory defined by the response file.

    If you chose to skip the configuration steps in your response file, you can continue with steps 8 through 10 to configure the coordination queue manager, command manager, and agent after the silent installation is completed.

  8. Optional: If you chose to skip the configuration steps in your response file, configure the coordination queue manager using the fteSetupCoordination command.
  9. Optional: If you chose to skip the configuration steps in your response file, configure the command queue manager using the fteSetupCommands command.
  10. Optional: If you chose to skip the configuration steps in your response file, create the agent configuration using the fteCreateAgent command.
  11. The installer or the fteSetupCoordination command creates a file containing MQSC commands that you must run against the coordination queue manager. This file is located in the config_directory/coordination_qmgr_name directory.
  12. The installer or the fteCreateAgent command creates a file containing MQSC commands that you must run against the agent queue manager. This file is located in the config_directory/coordination_qmgr_name/agents/agent_name directory.
  13. Press the F3=Exit function key to exit the PASE environment.
  14. From the IBM i command line, start the QFTE subsystem using the following command: STRSBS QFTE/QFTE

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