IBM GC34-5557-00 User Manual
3.
Carry out an installation on a machine and record the options selected to
install the product in a response file. To do this you must run setup.exe
with the -r parameter, and optionally, the -noinst parameter:
install the product in a response file. To do this you must run setup.exe
with the -r parameter, and optionally, the -noinst parameter:
a.
Load the MQSeries for Windows NT client CD-ROM. If you have
autorun enabled, the language selection panel will appear. Cancel this
panel.
autorun enabled, the language selection panel will appear. Cancel this
panel.
b.
Run setup.exe from the root folder of the CD-ROM, with the -r
parameter. This can be done by dragging setup.exe from Windows NT
Explorer to the Run dialog in the start menu and adding -r to the end
of the file name, or by typing the fully-qualified path to setup.exe into
the Run dialog, followed by -r.
parameter. This can be done by dragging setup.exe from Windows NT
Explorer to the Run dialog in the start menu and adding -r to the end
of the file name, or by typing the fully-qualified path to setup.exe into
the Run dialog, followed by -r.
c.
The language selection dialog reappears. Perform an installation as you
want it performed on the remote machine.
want it performed on the remote machine.
d.
If you are asked to restart the system, you do not need to do so if you
are only generating a response file.
are only generating a response file.
The -noinst parameter (which, if present, must precede the -r parameter)
suppresses the MQSeries installation; Setup generates only a response file.
The installation creates a response file called setup.iss in the Windows
directory, normally c:\winnt. Save this file; you can edit it if necessary.
suppresses the MQSeries installation; Setup generates only a response file.
The installation creates a response file called setup.iss in the Windows
directory, normally c:\winnt. Save this file; you can edit it if necessary.
Use the response file you have created to install the product on a remote
machine. (See “Installing on the Remote Machine”.)
machine. (See “Installing on the Remote Machine”.)
Installing on the Remote Machine
The remote machine must have access to a shared resource or drive on a file
server that contains the client CD-ROM or a copy of it. Perform the procedure
described in “Installing from a LAN” on page 85 up to the point where you
run Setup. Copy your response file to a location on the file server that is
accessible from the remote machine. You can now start the installation on the
remote machine:
server that contains the client CD-ROM or a copy of it. Perform the procedure
described in “Installing from a LAN” on page 85 up to the point where you
run Setup. Copy your response file to a location on the file server that is
accessible from the remote machine. You can now start the installation on the
remote machine:
1.
On the remote machine, go to the Setupxx folder on the shared resource.
2.
Substitute Setupxx with the name of the language subfolder for the
language that you require.
language that you require.
3.
Run setup.exe:
setup -g<logfile> -f1<responsefile> -f2<secondarylogfile> -s
This installs in the language specified by Setupxx.
In the above command:
<logfile>
The full path to an installation log file. Setup creates a U.S. English
ASCII text log file containing details of what happens during
installation. You should check this file to see if any errors occurred. If
ASCII text log file containing details of what happens during
installation. You should check this file to see if any errors occurred. If
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