The Update Installer for WebSphere Software can use an options response file to install maintenance packages from a command line interface.
The Update Installer for WebSphere Software wizard reads the options file to determine installation choices. The Update Installer installs the maintenance package in silent mode.
The sample options response file is named install.txt. The file is in the updi_root/responsefiles directory after you apply the latest WebSphere Application Server for i5/OS group PTF or after you install the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.
The options file supplies the values to the Update installer wizard.
update -options responsefiles/myresponsefile.txtThere is no need to specify the -silent parameter as it is already defined in the update script.
In a silent installation, response file validation is coded into the installation. If the validation does not pass, the failure is recorded in the log files in the app_server_root/logs/update/tmp directory.
The following example is not guaranteed to be an accurate representation of the actual file.
################################################################################ # # This is the silent install response file for installing maintenance packages # using the update installer. # # A common use of an options file is to run the wizard in silent mode. This lets # the options file author specify wizard settings without having to run the # wizard in graphical or console mode. To use this options file for silent mode # execution, *uncomment* and modify the parameters defined within. # # Use the following command line when running the wizard from the update # installer directory: # # update -options responsefiles/install.txt # # Please enclose all values within a single pair of double quotes. # ################################################################################ ################################################################################ # # Used to input the maintenance package full filename specification to be installed. # Edit as appropriate. # # ie. -W maintenance.package="/qibm/proddata/WebSphere/AppServer/updateinstaller/maintenance/PQ20029.pak " # # Note: If no package is specified, a default of the last downloaded maintenance # package will be used (based on timestamp). # #-W maintenance.package="" ################################################################################ # # Used to input the product install location that will be updated. # # ie. -W product.location="/qibm/proddata/WebSphere/AppServer" # # Note: The product install location should always been specified, and it should # always be the full path. # -W product.location="" ################################################################################ # # Do not edit these values. # -W update.type="install"