Installing the Remote Tools and Documentation using the text-only (console) installer

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

  1. Insert the IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Remote Tools and Documentation 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.
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  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 Remote tools and documentation - Introduction panel, read the information displayed and press Enter.
  5. Read the software license agreement and type 1 to accept the terms of the license. Press Enter.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Type Y to confirm the product installation directory. Press Enter.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Enter your coordination queue manager details starting with the queue manager name.
  12. Enter your coordination queue manager details starting with the queue manager name.
  13. Enter the coordination queue manager host name, port number, and channel name.
  14. Enter your command queue manager name.
  15. Enter your command queue manager name.
  16. Enter the command queue manager host name, port number, and channel name.
  17. Read the Pre-Installation Summary information and press Enter to continue.
  18. On the Ready to Install panel, press Enter to install WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition. Wait while the files are installed.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.


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Timestamp icon Last updated: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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