Use the silent installation feature of IBM® Installation Manager to complete new installations
of Rational® Adapter for
HP ALM unattended. Edit a provided response file such that it contains
the commands and inputs that you want for your software installation.
Alternatively, create a response file by recording your actions in IBM Installation Manager.
Before you begin
Complete these tasks before you install the adapter software:
Important: If Installation Manager is already
installed and repository connections require authentication, a keyring
file is required to store the credentials for those URLs. For more
information about creating a keyring file, see
Store credentials.
About this task
The response file is an XML document that is used when you
run a silent installation. You can edit the provided response file
to match your installation preferences. Alternatively, you can create
a response file by recording your actions in IBM Installation Manager. For more information
about recording a response file, see
Record a response file with Installation Manager.
Procedure
- Change to one of the following subdirectories
that contains the Installation Manager and response files for your
system:
ExtractedDir\HPQM\disk1\InstallerImage_win32.win32.x86
ExtractedDir/HPQM/disk1/InstallerImage_linux.gtk.x86
- Edit the response file. Add either the Apache Tomcat preferences
or the WebSphere® Application
Server preferences for your installation. Then, save the file.
Apache Tomcat
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.appserver.noappserver.disable" value="true"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.appserver.tomcat.disable" value="false"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.NoAppServer.WebApps.InstallLocation" value="/opt/IBM/RLIA/HP/server/tomcat/webapps"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.team.install.prereq.timestamp" value="20130304-0016-17"/>
WebSphere Application
Server
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.appserver.user-override" value="true"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.appserver.noappserver.disable" value="false"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.appserver.tomcat.disable" value="true"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.rational.oslc.adapter.hpqm.NoAppServer.WebApps.InstallLocation" value="/opt/IBM/RLIA/HP/mypath/server/webapps"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.team.install.prereq.timestamp" value="20130304-0016-17"/>
For more information about response files, see Response files.
- Use the response file that you edited. Change to the tools
directory that contains the imcl command.
- If Installation Manager is already installed, then install
the adapter by using the imcl command from the
Installation Manager tools directory. For more
information about installing packages from the Installation Manager tools directory,
see Install packages by using imcl.
- If Installation Manager is not installed, then install the
adapter by using the imcl command from the adapter tools directory.
Change to one of the following subdirectories that contains the Installation
Manager command for your platform:
ExtractedDir\HPQM\disk1\InstallerImage_win32.win32.x86\tools
ExtractedDir/HPQM/disk1/InstallerImage_linux.gtk.x86/tools
- Install the Rational Adapter
for HP ALM from a command line.
Important: The
response file contains an example command-line invocation that uses
the -acceptLicense argument. Before you do a command-line
installation, review the license agreement that is included in the /license directory
at the top level of the media package. Use the -acceptLicense argument
on the command line to indicate acceptance of this license agreement.
Install with the following command: imcl.exe -input ExtractedDir\HPQM\disk1\InstallerImage_win32.win32.x86\install.xml -acceptLicense -showVerboseProgress
Install with the following command: ./imcl -input ExtractedDir/HPQM/disk1/InstallerImage_linux.gtk.x86/install.xml -acceptLicense -showVerboseProgress
Results
The adapter software is installed.
What to do next
Complete the post installation tasks, see
Postinstallation tasks.