Silently installing on Windows

You can silently install WebSphere Application Server to a local machine. To do the silent installation:

  1. Locate the file setup.iss on the product CD or, if you downloaded the product, among downloaded and extracted files. If the file is on CD, copy the file to a directory on your machine. Then, jot down the full path name for setup.iss.
  2. Open an editor on the file setup.iss and change the parameter values in the file as appropriate for your choice of products and configuration. Descriptions for the parameters are given below. You must specify values for the Security szUser= and szPassword= parameters.
  3. Uninstall any versions of WebSphere Application Server or any downlevel versions of IBM HTTP Server on your machine.
  4. Ensure that all software prerequisites are met.
  5. At a command line, enter the following:
    setup path\setup.iss -s

    Do not use the -f1 option.

  6. If you encounter errors during installation, examine the setup log file wssetup.log.
  7. After the WebSphere Application Server installation program runs, reboot your machine.

Parameters that you can set in setup.iss

Language To override the language specified by the system locale, set Lang= to a number that corresponds to a language such as English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, or Taiwanese. For example, for English, specify Lang=0009. See the comment for Lang= in setup.iss to determine the correct number for a language.
Rebooting after installation Under [RebootDialog-0], to have your system reboot after installation, set Result= to 1. By default, your system will not reboot after installation completes (Result=0).
WebSphere Application Server directory Under [SelectTargetDir], specify the main directory for WebSphere Application Server (szDir=). The default is [SelectTargetDir] szDir=C:\WebSphere\AppServer
Components selection Under [Components], set a component to 0 if you do not want the component installed. Keep the default of component=1 to have the installation program install the component. The components include:
Server
Application and Administrative Server
Tools
Application and Development Tools
Admin
Administrator's Console
Java
IBM JDK
Samples
Samples

The defaults are

Server=1
Tools=1
Admin=1
Java=1
Samples=1
Security Under [Security], specify a valid user ID (szUser=) and a valid password (szPassword=). Do not use the characters < or > in the user ID or password. Optionally, specify an administrative console host (szHostName=); leave the parameter value blank for a local host. The defaults are: [Security] szUser= szPassword= szHostName=
IBM Distributed Debugger For [OLT], specify 0 for Result= if you do not want the IBM Distributed Debugger installed. The debugger provides object level trace. The default is 1, which installs the debugger. The default install directory is C:\IBMDebug; to install to a different directory, specify szDir=drive_letter:\different_directory. The defaults are [OLT] Result=1 szDir=
Other JDK Under [SelectJdkDir], you can specify an alternative JDK to the one that is shipped with WebSphere Application Server by designating the JDK home directory (szDir=). The defaults are [SelectJdkDir] szDir=
Configuring IBM HTTP Server For [SelectIBMHttpServer], if you want to install the plug-in for IBM HTTP Server, specify 1 for Result=. Result=0 does not install the plug-in. The installation program will automatically determine the location of the Web server so you do not have to specify the directory. However, you can override auto-detection of the Web server by specifying the path for the httpd.conf file (szDir=). The defaults are [SelectIBMHttpServer] Result=0 szDir=

If you want IBM HTTP Server installed, also change the values for [HTTPServer].

Configuring Apache HTTP Server Under [SelectApache], if you want to install the plug-in for the Apache HTTP Server, specify 1 for Result=. Result=0 does not install the plug-in. The installation program will automatically determine the location of the Web server so you do not have to specify the directory. However, you can override auto-detection of the Web server by specifying the path for the httpd.conf file (szHttpDir=) and the srm.conf file (szSrmDir=). The defaults are [SelectApache] Result=0 szHttpDir= szSrmDir=
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0/5.0 plugin Under [SelectIIS45], if you will need the IIS 4.0/5.0 plug-in, specify 1 for Result=. Result=0 does not install the plug-in. The defaults are [SelectIIS45] Result=0
Lotus Domino 5.0 plugin Under [SelectDominoDir], if you will need the Domino 5.0 plug-in, specify 1 for Result=. Result=0 does not install the plug-in. The installation program will automatically determine the location of the Web server so you do not have to specify the directory. However, you can override auto-detection of Web server by specifying the path for the httpd.cnf file (szDir=). The defaults are [SelectDominoDir] Result=0 szDir=
iPlanet 4.0 plugin Under [SelectiPlanet40_Dir], if you will need the iPlanet 4.0 plug-in, specify 1 for Result=. Result=0 does not install the plug-in. The installation program will automatically determine the location of the Web server so you do not have to specify the directory. However, you can override auto-detection of the Web server by specifying the path to the obj.conf file (szDir=). Set UseSSL= to 1 to enable SSL security; to keep SSL security disabled, use 0. Note that enabling SSL on a non-secure Web server will prevent the plug-in from working. The defaults are [SelectiPlanet40_Dir] szDir= Result=0 UseSSL=0
IBM HTTP Server installation Under [HTTPServer], if you want IBM HTTP Server installed, specify 1 for Result=. Also, specify the directory to which IBM HTTP Server should be installed (szDir=). You should not change the parameter for the installation image (szInstallDir=). The defaults are [HTTPServer] Result=0 szDir= szInstallDir="HTTPD"

If you want IBM HTTP Server installed, also change the values for [SelectIBMHttpServer] so the plug-in is installed.

JDK default location Under [JDK], specify the default installation location for the JDK szInstallDir=. The defaults are [JDK] szInstallDir="JDK"