Installing Feature Pack for Web 2.0 silently

Run the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 installation program to silently install the feature pack on an existing installation of a WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.0 product.

Before you begin

The Feature Pack for Web 2.0 is an optionally installable product extension for IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.x that offers targeted, incremental new features that can make your Web applications running on WebSphere Application Server easier to use. This feature pack extends Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by connecting external Web services, internal Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services, and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) objects into highly-interactive Web application interfaces.

Before starting this installation, complete the following actions:

  1. Install a WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0 product if you have not done so already. Update the application server to at least version 6.0.2.29.
  2. Download and extract the Feature Pack for Web 2.0.

    For example, create two directories, web20_download and web20_installation_image. Download the feature pack to the web20_download directory and then extract the downloaded file to the web20_installation_image directory. Do not move any files out of the web20_installation_image directory.

  3. The operating system requirements for a feature pack are the same as for the application server installation. However, you need to ensure that you have enough free disk space to install the feature pack onto the application server installation. The following disk space is required:
    • 280 MB of free space available in your target installation directory. This is in addition to the required application server product.
    • 250 MB of free space available in your temporary directory

About this task

This topic describes how to install the feature pack silently using a response file.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the system.
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Log on using the same user ID that was used when the product was installed or as a user who has write permissions to app_server_root.

      Run the ls -al command at the root of the application server installation to find the user ID that was used to install the product.

    • [Windows] Log on as a user who belongs to the administrator group or as a user who has write permissions to app_server_root
  2. Extract the downloaded product files. Save a back up copy of the response file, responsefile.WEB2FEP.txt, somewhere on your system.
  3. Edit the responsefile.WEB2FEP.txt file and customize it for your environment.
    Set values for the following options and save the file:
    Option Description
    -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"

    You must accept the enclosed license agreement to install the feature pack.

    -OPT installLocation=app_server_root

    Set app_server_root to the root directory of your application server product.

    To override any option in the response file with command-line options, include the following option in the response file:

    -OPT overrideResponsefileOptions=true
  4. Stop the application server and any other product processes for the application server on which you are installing the feature pack.

    For example, for the Network Deployment product, stop all application server processes, the node agent, and the deployment manager.

  5. Run the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 installation program using the -silent option.
    Run the install executable file in the root directory of the feature pack installation image and point to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) already included with the application server, where app_server_root is the root directory of your existing application server product: At a command prompt in the root directory of the installation image, enter the following command:
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./install -is:javahome app_server_root/java -options responsefile.WEB2FEP.txt -silent
    • [Windows] install -is:javahome app_server_root\java -options responsefile.WEB2FEP.txt -silent

    The installation program runs silently in the background.

Results

The installation wizard installs the feature pack and records installation events in the installation log files in the app_server_root/logs/install/web2fep directory.

Troubleshooting

If the installation program is interrupted for any reason while feature pack files are being installed, examine the messages that the installation program displays and the information in the installation logs. Correct the problems identified and try installing the product again.

Avoid trouble: Certain events can prevent InstallShield Multi-Platform (ISMP) from starting the installation wizard, such as not having enough disk space to launch the installation wizard. If your installation fails and no information is available in the installation logs, use the -is:javaconsole parameter to record entries for events that cause the ISMP program to fail to start the installation wizard. The syntax of the install command for observing such events is:
[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
./install -is:javaconsole
[Windows]
install.exe -is:javaconsole
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What to do next

You can begin using the feature pack by working with the various included features and applications. Go to the app_server_root/web2fep/documentation directory, and read the documents for the feature pack.

Use the Update Installer to install maintenance packages for the application server and the feature pack. See Installing maintenance packages for more information.




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