install command

This topic describes the Installation Factory installer program for WebSphere Application Server products. The install command starts the InstallShield for Multiplatforms (ISMP) Installation wizard. The Installation Factory installer program for WebSphere Application Server installs the customized installation package (CIP).

The Installation Factory installer for WebSphere Application Server is based on the Version 6.x full installer program. The Installation Factory installer program is sometimes referred to as the Installation wizard or the Installation Factory Installation wizard.

The Installation wizard has the capability to perform a new product installation, an incremental installation by adding features to an existing installation, or an update to an existing installation that updates the installation to a new service level. The term slip install is sometimes used to describe an update to an existing installation that updates the installation to a new service level.

When a CIP is created, the fix packs, which are included in the CIP, are merged with the original installation packages. Interim fixes are not merged with the original installation packages. This way or merging has several implications:

Location of the command file

The install command file is located in the IF_root/<sub_package_name> directory.

The location of the install command varies depending on the installation package you have created. The following locations indicate the command's location, where cip_root or iip_root is the root directory of your installation package:

Logging

The logging system of the Installation Factory installer program includes:
  • ISMP logging to the app_server_root/logs/log.txt file
  • Component deployment and configuration logging
  • Profile-related logging to a temporary file in the system temp directory
  • Profile-related logging to a dedicated log file when creating or deleting a profile:
[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]

Syntax for the install command

Installing using the graphical user interface:
./install       

Installing silently using a customized response file:

./install -options /tmp/WAS/myoptionsfile.txt -silent
[Windows]

Syntax for the install.exe command

Installing using the graphical user interface:
install       

Installing silently using a customized response file:

install -options "C:\temp\WAS\myoptionsfile.txt" -silent



Related tasks
Installing a CIP
Related reference
ifcli command
ifgui command
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