Install on Windows 2000 using Terminal Services

 

It is possible to get errors when installing WebSphere MQ on this configuration. Microsoft KB article 255582 explains:

"When you are installing a Windows Installer-based setup program from a Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services session, you may receive one of the following error messages (where myapp.msi is the name of the .msi file that you are running).

On a system running the base version of Windows 2000, you will receive error 2755: Internal Error 2755. 3 \myapp.msi.

On a system running Windows 2000 Service Pack 1, you will receive error 1305: Error reading from file: \myapp.msi. Verify that the file exists and that we can access it.

CAUSE:

These errors occur if you're running from a Terminal Server session and the path to the installation files is a mapped drive. The Windows Installer service is running in a different session than the user and therefore has different drive mappings. The errors occur because the .msi files that are needed cannot be found.

RESOLUTION:

To work around this problem, use the full universal naming convention (UNC) path on the command line or run the installation from the Terminal Server console."

On WebSphere MQ the .msi file name is either "IBM WebSphere MQ.msi" or "IBM WebSphere MQ Extended Transactional Client.msi". The UNC is of the form "\\<ServerName>\<ShareName>setup.exe" where <ServerName> and <ShareName> are the appropriate values for your machine setup.

 

Parent topic:

Preparing for server installation