Preparing to Install Connect:Direct for UNIX on the Linux for zSeries Operating System

Connect:Direct® for UNIX is distributed on a DVD-ROM. Because the Linux for zSeries operating system does not support the DVD-ROM drive installation, you must use ftp to transfer installation files from a UNIX or Microsoft Windows operating system. To transfer the files from a Microsoft Windows or UNIX platform to the Linux for zSeries operating system, use the following procedure:

  1. Create a temporary directory on the computer running Linux for zSeries.
  2. Insert the DVD-ROM into the appropriate drive on the computer running Microsoft Windows or UNIX and perform one of the following actions:
    • From Microsoft Windows, select Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
    • From UNIX, use the mount command to locate the DVD-ROM drive.
  3. Type the following command, where ip address is the IP address of the computer running Linux for zSeries:
    ftp ip address
  4. At the prompt, type the user name and password for a user on the computer running Linux for zSeries.
  5. At the ftp prompt, set the transfer mode to binary by typing the following command:
    binary
  6. Change to the temporary directory you created on the computer running Linux for zSeries by typing the following command, where temp_dir is the directory you created in step 1:
    cd temp_dir
  7. To copy the installation script from the DVD-ROM to the computer running Linux for zSeries, perform one of the following actions:
    • From Microsoft Windows, type the following command, where x is the location of the DVD-ROM drive:
      put x:\IBMS390_linux\cdinstall cdinstall
    • From UNIX, type the following command:
      put /cdrom/IBMS390_linux/cdinstall cdinstall
  8. To copy the IBM® Connect:Direct cpio file from the CD-ROM to the computer running Linux for zSeries, perform one of the following actions:
    • From Microsoft Windows, type the following command, where x is the location of the DVD-ROM drive:
      put x:\IBMS390_linux\cdunix cdunix
    • From UNIX, type the following command:
      put /cdrom/IBMS390_linux/cdunix cdunix
  9. To exit the ftp application, type quit.