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Using Putty Client & Xming server to run WTX GUIs

  • 1.  Using Putty Client & Xming server to run WTX GUIs

    Posted Wed December 23, 2015 07:10 PM

    Originally posted by: EduardoMejia


    Using the Putty Windows SSH Client with the Open Source lightweight Xming X Window server to run the WebSphere Transformation Extender GUIs from a Unix server.

    To be able to use the WTX GUIs without having to export the DISPLAY varible, one can use SSH along with the Xming X window server to connect to the Unix server and run the GUIs.  The steps required to do this, are below.

    Download and install the Xming X Window server for Windows.

    To download the Xming X Window server, please go to the following link:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/

    Once downloaded, double click the Xming-Version-setup.exe to install and follow the prompts.  

    DOWNLOAD PUTTY SSH CLIENT for WINDOWS

    Putty can be downloaded from the following site:

    http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

    Download the "putty.exe" executable.

    START XMING SERVER

    Once Xming is installed and Putty downloaded,  start up Xming server by  going to Start > All Programs > Xming > Xming.  You will see the Xming "X" icon on the lower right hand corner of the task bar.

    RUNNING PUTTY

    Double click the putty.exe executable.  This will open the Putty configuration window.

    CONFIGURATION of PUTTY:

    At the PUTTY configuration screen, click on the field:  Host Name (or IP address)
    Type in the hostname or IP address of the server you wish to connect to that hosts the WTX software.  You can leave the default port number as is.

    Under "Category" on the left pane, come down to "SSH" and click the plus (+) sign to expand it.  Select or click on "X11". On the right hand pane, place a check in the box "Enable X11 forwarding".  Then click on "X display location" field. Type in "localhost:0.0"
    Finally, click on "Open".  You may receive the message that the server host key is not cached in registry.  Just select Yes to this.

    A login window will open asking you to login to the server.  Type in the user name and password.  You will be logged into the server.
    cd to the WTX install and setup the WTX environment by typing the following:  . ./setup <enter>

    You can now launch any of the WTX GUIs such as "launcheradmin.sh".

    Enjoy!

     

     

     

     

     

     


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