Installing the Server or Client in unattended (silent) mode on Windows, Linux or UNIX platforms

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

  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 by using the console installer and Creating a Client response file by using the console installer.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
    • On Windows, the command to run an unattended installation is as follows: Start of change
      installer_location\Windows_x86\VM\install.exe -i silent -f response_file_location\response_file_name 
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    • On UNIX and Linux platforms, the command to run an unattended installation is as follows:
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      installer_location/platform_name/VM/install.bin -i silent -f response_file_location/response_file_name 
      where platform_name is one of the following platforms: AIX_ppc, HPUX_IA64, HPUX_PARISC, Linux_SystemZ, Linux_x86, Linux64_SystemP, Solaris_x86, or Solaris_SPARC. End of change
  4. 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.

  5. 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

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