Installing over a network on Windows

You can choose one of the following two methods to make the WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker installation files accessible on a LAN server:
  • Make the WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker CD-ROM drive shareable.
  • Or, copy the product files from the CD to the server by following these steps:
  1. Create a folder on the LAN server to store the installation files. For example:
    md m:\instwmqi
  2. Load the WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker CD. If autorun is enabled, the initial window appears; cancel this window.
  3. Copy the entire CD to the new folder. For example:
    xcopy e:\*.* m:\instwmqi /e
    This copies the complete contents of the CD to the specified location on the server.
  4. If you are installing DB2 (which requires 600 MB of disk space):
    1. Create a new folder within the folder you created in step 1, for example:
      md: m:\instwmqi\DB2
    2. Copy the contents of the DB2 CD (supplied in the product package) to the new folder, for example:
      xcopy x:\*.* m:\instwmqi\DB2 /e
      where e is the CD-ROM drive that contains the DB2 CD.
  5. Give all licensed users access to the folder that now contains the CD image (in this example, the m: drive). You must also add the users to the appropriate Windows groups (for example, the Administrators group).
  6. Make the drive shareable using Windows Explorer.
  7. From a command prompt on the target computer, connect to the appropriate drive and folder using the net use command, for example:
    net use x: \\wmqint\instwmqi
    where x: is the required mapped drive on the target computer. If your shared installation directory name contains spaces (for example, wmqi install), enclose it in quotes. If your server is protected, you might need to specify a user ID and password command. See the Windows online help for more information about net use. Alternatively, use Windows Explorer or some other method to map the shared resource to a drive letter.
  8. Change to the installation directory (in this example, x:). Type Setup and press Enter.
  9. Follow the installation prompts.
  10. When you have successfully installed WebSphere Business Integration Event Broker, you must then run the mqsisetcapacity command for licensing purposes.
Related tasks
Problems when installing
Related reference
mqsidisplaycapacity command
Installation command line options