One installation alternative is to install WebSphere Application
Server for iSeries from a Windows workstation command line.
About this task
The remote silent mode allows you to install the product with
a single command from a remote Windows workstation. Installation options must
be specified in a response file. During the installation, you are unable to
change the installation options. The parameters and default values are described
in responsefile.base.txt
for command-line installation.
Procedure
- If TCP/IP is not started or if you don't know if TCP/IP is started,
enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command on the Control
Language (CL) command line.
- Verify that the host server jobs are started on your iSeries server.
The host server jobs allow the installation code to run on iSeries.
Enter this command on a CL command line:
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
- Verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special
authorities.
- Place the WebSphere Application Server for i5/OS disc in
the disc drive of your Windows workstation. The autorun feature brings up
the GUI. Click Cancel to exit the GUI.
Do
not use the WebSphere Application Server, Version 6.1 for Windows disc or
any other operating system disc other than the disc for i5/OS.
- On your Windows workstation, open a command prompt.
- Access the disc drive of your Windows workstation by switching
to the disc drive. For example, enter e: where e: is the letter assigned to
your CD-ROM or DVD drive.
- Copy the response file from the disc directory to a directory on
your Windows workstation, such as the C:\temp directory.
For example:
copy responsefile.base.txt C:\temp\RESPONSEFILE
- If you have not already done so, read the IBM International Program
License Agreement located in the /QOPT/WEBSPHERE/WAS/DOCS/lafiles directory.
If you agree to the terms of the agreement, continue with the installation
process.
- Edit the RESPONSEFILE file:
- Change the value for -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance from
false to true. A value of true indicates that you have read and
accept the terms of the license agreement. This change is required to run
the installation.
- By default, the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option is set to true.
If you want to enable administrative security for the default profile created
during install, you must specify values for the PROF_adminUserName and PROF_adminPassword
options.
The user ID and password do not need to be a system
user ID and password or an LDAP user ID and password. The ID-and-password
pair specified are stored in the user registry and used for administrative
security for the default profile. Write down the user ID and password.
If
you do not want to enable administrative security for the default profile,
change the value for the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option from true to false.
- Optional: Change the installation options to suit
your installation requirements.
For information about the installation
options and values, see responsefile.base.txt.
Note: The Samples feature is not installed with the product by default.
If you want to use the samples, perform the following actions:
- Specify sampleSelected for the -OPT addFeature option.
- Specify a value for the -OPT samplesPassword option if you are enabling
security.
- Run the install.exe command. Specify
the response file to use during the installation. Specify the system name
and a valid user profile and password when you run this command.
Your
user profile must have *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities for this step.
install.exe system_name user_name password -options response_file
The system_name variable
is the name of your iSeries server. The user_name variable
and the password variable are your user profile login credentials,
and the response_file variable is the name of your response
file.
The password used in this command is displayed in clear text on
the command line. For example:
install.exe MYISERIES myUserName myPassword -options C:\temp\RESPONSEFILE
After
you issue the command, control returns to the command prompt while the installation
process runs.
- Check the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt log
file to verify that the installation is complete.
Results
This procedure results in installing WebSphere Application Server from
a Windows workstation command line, which can take up to 120 minutes to complete.