IBM GC34-5557-00 manual Using the System Management Server with MQSeries for Windows NT

Installing on Windows NT

Using the System Management Server with MQSeries for Windows NT

This section describes how to install, or remove, an MQSeries for Windows NT client using the System Management Server (SMS).

Creating SMS Packages and Jobs for MQSeries

You must create:

vAn SMS software package containing the MQSeries software.

vAn SMS job to distribute and install the software package (see ªCreating the MQSeries SMS Jobº on page 87).

For more detailed information on how to create a software package and a job, refer to the Microsoft System Management Server documentation.

Creating the MQSeries SMS Software Package

To create the SMS software installation package:

1.From the Microsoft SMS Administrator application, open the Packages folder and then create a new package.

2.In the SMS Package Properties dialog click on the Import button to create the software package by importing a Package Definition File (PDF).

3.In the File Browser dialog, select the drive where the IBM MQSeries client CD-ROM is located.

4.Select the Winnt directory, which contains the package definition file

MQSERIES.PDF.

You can also find the MQSERIES.PDF file in the local drive, or shared network drive where you copied the MQSeries Installation software.

5.Select the MQSERIES.PDF file and click on the OK button.

6.Click on the Workstation button. In the Source Directory entry field, specify the fully-qualified path name to the MQSeries root directory that contains the MQSeries installation software.

7.Select the appropriate Workstation Command Line:

v Automated Uninstallation of IBM MQSeries - Windows NT client

vAutomated Installation of IBM MQSeries - Windows NT client (US English)

8.Click on the Properties button for each process and review the Command Line entry field to ensure that the parameters are correct.

Note: The -i<miffilepath> parameter specifies the full path and file name of a Management Information Format (.mif) file that installation and uninstallation can generate. Remove the parameter if you do not want to generate a .mif file.

9.Click on the Close button to close the Workstation Properties dialog.

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