Installing with Root User
- Procedure
- Configure the UNIX system.
- Log in to the UNIX system with the root account. Optionally, you can use sudo to install as a root user.
- Create a
cfadmin
group with a suitable name using the groupadd command.You must define this group before running the install script.
- On the command line, navigate to the temporary directory where the installation package is located.
- Use the
tar command to extract the installation files.
tar -xvf mftps_tar_file_name
For example,
tar -xvf TIB_mftps-unix&zlinux_v.v.v_linux.tar
- Run the
install script by using the following command. For information about configuring command-line options when you run the script, see Command-Line Parameters.
./install
- Press Enter after you finish reading the license agreement, and then type Yes to accept the license agreement.
- Type
Y or
y to accept the default installation directory
/mftps.
If you want to choose another directory, type N or n so you can enter an installation path. The new directory is created if it does not exist.
Type
Y
ory
if you are already collectingLog.txt
transaction history from this machine.- If you are installing in the same directory as a prior installation, type
R
orr
to restore the existing configuration files or typeN
orn
to bypass restoring the configuration files.If you do not restore the existing configuration files, they are saved in folder: $CFROOT/BACKUP_CONFIG. - Type
Y or
y to accept the default group names:
cfadmin
,cftransfer
, andcfbrowse
.If you want to choose another group, type N or n so you can enter each group name. For more information, see Group Requirements. - Type Y or y if you want to create symbolic links in the /usr/lib directory for each file in the /libs directory.
- Type Y or y to create a Command Center (CC) node. Enter the node name, host, and port when prompted.
- If you want to choose installation with High Availability (HA), type Y or y.
Type Y or y if you want the configuration files to be used by all machines in the shared environment.
- In the final installation message:
- Review the location of the configuration file (by default $CFROOT/config). You can use the configuration file to configure server settings.
Review the three environment variables and update them if required.
CFROOT: Defines the TIBCO MFT Platform Server for UNIX installation directory.
PATH: Defines the path where the TIBCO MFT Platform Server for UNIX executable programs are located.
LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or LIBPATH for AIX): Defines where runtime libraries are located.
Note: It is recommended to add the environment variables to your login profile. These three environment variables must be set before executing any transfers or starting the TIBCO MFT Platform Server for UNIX Responder daemon.
When the installation is successfully completed successfully, all the executable programs, such as cfdir
, cfinq
, cfnode
, cfprofile
, cfrprofile
, cfmutex
, cfsend
, cfrecv
, cfstart
, cfstop
, substart
, fusping
, fusutil
, startmgr
, msgmgr
, hainstall
, CyberMgr
, CyberMgrBackup
, CyberResp
are saved in the
$CFROOT/bin folder.