Install iSeries Access for Linux

To install iSeries™ Access for Linux®, follow these steps.

  1. Download the iSeries Access for Linux RPM package iSeriesAccess-5.x.0-xx.xx.ppc.rpm,
    • where x and xx.xx indicate the version level that is available for download.
  2. Enter the following command on the Linux client:
    • rpm -ivh iSeriesAccess-5.x.0-xx.xx.ppc.rpm
  3. Enter the actual name of the file that is downloaded in step 1.
    • For example: iSeriesAccess-5.2.0-1.10.ppc.rpm
Note:
  1. Files are installed in the /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess directory on your Linux client.
  2. When iSeries Access for Linux is installed, the ODBC driver that was previously installed with the product is uninstalled.
  3. The iSeries Access for Linux RPM package adds the ODBC driver to the list of ODBC drivers available through unixODBC.
  4. The RPM package uses the following to complete the install task:
    • the unixODBC driver install program odbcinst
    • the iSeries Access for Linux ODBC Driver file unixodbcregistration
  5. You can use the unixODBC ODBCConfig program to configure additional features of the ODBC Driver that is used by iSeries Access for Linux.
  6. If the installation fails because of a dependency on libodbcinst.so, make sure you have the unixODBC driver manager installed. If the problem persists, run the installation command with the --nodeps parameter to stop dependency checking.
Parent topic: iSeries Access for Linux