Installing IBM Rational Publishing Engine clients for design use silently

You can install the IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine clients unattended for users in your organization by using the silent installation capabilities of IBM Installation Manager. You can create a response file with the commands and inputs that are needed during the installation process or you can enter commands and inputs individually from a command-line utility.

About this task

For more information about installing by using Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager Information Center.

Installing by using a response file

By creating a response file, you can save a list of features to install with the preferences that are to be applied to each one. Then, you can run a command to install using the information stored in the response file on as many computers as you need to install the software on.

Before you begin

Create a response file, which is an XML document where you define your preferences in the following format:
<preference
	name="the key of the preference"
	value="the value of the preference to be set">
</preference>
Depending on the features that you want to install and other parameters, you can create different response files for different installations.

See Recording a response file with Installation Manager.

Procedure

To install by using a response file:

  1. Open command-line utility.
  2. Navigate to the tools of the Installation Manager application files.
  3. Run the installation command:
    imcl input response_file_path_and_name 
    	[ encryptString stringToEncrypt ]
    	[ -keyring keyring_file -password password ]
    	[ -log log_file_path_and_name ] 
    	[ -acceptLicense ]

Installing from the command line

You can install a package from the command line without creating a response file to do so.

Procedure

To install from the command line:

  1. Open command-line utility.
  2. Navigate to the tools of the Installation Manager application files.
  3. Run the installation command:
    imcl install packageID[_version][,featureID] 
    	-repositories source_repository 
    	-acceptLicense 
    	-installationDirectory installation_directory 
    	[ encryptString stringToEncrypt ]
    	[ -eclipselocation eclipse_directory ]
    	[ -installFixes none|recommended|all ] 
    	[ -keyring keyring_file -password password ]
    	[ -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory ] 
    	[ -preferences preference_key=value ] 
    	[ -properties user.RCL_PortAtHost=license_key_value,
    		user.rpe_remoteWebServicesLocation=web_services_URL,
    		key_3=value_3a,,value_3b,key_4=value_4 ] 
    Note: If a Web Services application URL is entered during installation, the URL cannot be edited from the Remote services preferences.

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