The following tasks are required for silent installation:
To run Installation Manager in silent mode, run the command for your platform from the eclipse subdirectory:
Windows | IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input <response
file path and name> -log <log file path and name> For example, IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input C:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log C:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml |
UNIX/Linux | IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input <response
file path and name> -log <log file path and name> For example, IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input /root/mylog/responsefile.xml –log /root/mylog/silent_install_log.xml |
When the Installation Manager runs in silent installation mode, it reads the response file and writes a log file to the directory that you specified. A response file is required; log files are optional. The result of this execution should be a status of 0 for success and a non-zero number for failure.
Argument | Description |
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-vm | Specifies the Java launcher. In silent mode, always use java.exe on Windows and java on other platforms. |
-nosplash |
Suppresses the splash screen. |
--launcher.suppressErrors |
Suppresses the JVM error dialog box. |
-silent | Runs the Installation Manager installer in silent mode. |
-input |
Specifies an response file to be used as the input to Installation Manager. The response file contains commands that the installer or Installation Manager runs. |
-log |
(Optional) Creates a log file that records the result of the silent installation. The log file is an XML file. |