You can silently install a customized installation package
(CIP) for the product by using either a fully-qualified response file,
which you configure specifically to your needs, or parameters that
pass to the command line. With a silent installation, you can bypass
the Installation wizard, which is useful in some environments.
Before you begin
Create
the build definition file and the CIP before you silently install
the CIP.
About this task
A silent installation uses the same installation program
that the graphical user interface (GUI) version uses. However, instead
of displaying a wizard interface, the silent installation reads all
of your responses from a file that you customize, or from parameters
that you pass to the command line. You can use either method to silently
install the product. The silent and command-line installations accept
a series of parameters. For further details, learn about the specific
installation arguments.
Procedure
- Optional: If you choose to install the CIP
by launching the options response file, first customize the file.
- Copy the response file, xdsetup.response.txt,
from the product CD to your disk drive. Rename and save
the file as myoptionsfile.txt.
- Open and edit the response file in the text editor of
your choice. The file includes comments to assist the configuration
process and must include these parameters:
- The license agreement
- The location of the product installation
- The list of profiles to augment
- The location of the centralized installation manager repository
Tip: The location that you select for your installation
is how the installation program determines where your previous WebSphere® Application Server instance is
located. If you install on a node with multiple WebSphere Application
Server instances, clearly define your location.
- Issue the proper command to launch your customized response
file. Substitute the name and correct path of your response
file if you renamed the file to something other than the provided
example.
install.bat -options C:\drive_path\myoptionsfile.txt
-silent
./install -options /absolute_path/myoptionsfile.txt
-silent
The log file is install_root/logs/xd_operations/install/log.txt.
- Optional: If you choose to install the CIP
by passing certain parameters to the command line, issue the following
command to launch the installation:
install.bat -silent
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT
installLocation=installation_locationwhere installation_location is
the location of your existing WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment installation.
Use the following optional
parameters to specify particular profiles to augment:
-OPT
profileAugmentList=profiles_separated_by_commas
./install -silent
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT
installLocation=installation_location where installation_location is
the location of your existing WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment installation.
Use the following optional
parameters to specify particular profiles to augment:
-OPT
profileAugmentList=profiles_separated_by_commas
- Use the following optional parameters to install the
centralized installation manager repository:
- -OPT installCimgrRepository=true
- -OPT cimgrInstallLocation=installation_location/cimgr
- Review the resulting logs for errors or an installation
failure.
Results
You silently installed the customized installation package
(CIP).
What to do next
Create a new profile, or augment an existing profile by using
the Profile Management tool.
You can omit this task if you augmented the profile through the Installation
wizard.