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Installing the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit on distributed operating systems using response files

You can use Installation Manager to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit using response files.

Before you begin

On each of the systems onto which you want to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit, perform the following actions:
  1. Install IBM® Installation Manager Version 1.5.2 or later.
  2. Install IBM WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5.
  3. Use Installation Manager to connect to a repository containing up-to-date product files and update the product.
  4. Use Installation Manager to connect to a repository containing up-to-date Installation Manager files and update Installation Manager.
  5. Obtain access to the necessary Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit files.
    There are three basic options for installing the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.
    • Access the physical media, and use local installation

      You can access the repositories on the product media. Use Installation Manager to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit from the product repositories on the media.

    • Download the files from the Passport Advantage® site, and use local installation
      Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
      1. Download the repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
        Tip: See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
      2. Use Installation Manager to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit from the downloaded repositories.
    • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
      If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can use Installation Manager to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit from the web-based repository located at
      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11
      Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must add to your Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the product.

      Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

About this task

Using Installation Manager, you can work with response files to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit using response files in a variety of ways. You can record a response file using the GUI as described in the following procedure, or you can generate a new response file by hand or by taking an example and modifying it.

Procedure

  1. Optional: Record a response file to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.

    On one of your systems, perform the following actions to record a response file that will install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.

    1. From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
    2. Start Installation Manager from the command line using the -record option.
      For example:
      • [Windows] Administrator or non-administrator:
        IBMIM.exe -skipInstall "C:\temp\imRegistry" 
          -record C:\temp\install_response_file.xml
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Administrator:
        ./IBMIM -skipInstall /var/temp/imRegistry 
          -record /var/temp/install_response_file.xml
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Non-administrator:
        ./IBMIM -skipInstall user_home/var/temp/imRegistry 
          -record user_home/var/temp/install_response_file.xml
      Tip: When you record a new response file, you can specify the -skipInstall parameter. Using this parameter has the following benefits:
      • No files are actually installed, and this speeds up the recording.
      • If you use a temporary data location with the -skipInstall parameter, Installation Manager writes the installation registry to the specified data location while recording the response file. When you start Installation Manager again without the -skipInstall parameter, you then can use your response file to install against the real installation registry.

        The -skipInstall operation should not be used on the actual agent data location used by Installation Manager This is unsupported. Use a clean writable location, and re-use that location for future recording sessions.

      For more information, read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

    3. Add the appropriate repositories to your Installation Manager preferences.
      1. In the top menu, click File > Preferences.
      2. Select Repositories.
      3. Perform the following actions for each repository:
        1. Click Add Repository.
        2. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location containing the repository files.
          For example:
          • [Windows] C:\repositories\offering_name\local-repositories
          • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] /var/repositories/offering_name/local-repositories
          or
          http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11
        3. Click OK.
      4. Click Apply.
      5. Click OK.
    4. Click Install.
    5. In the Install Packages window, perform the appropriate actions.
      1. Select IBM WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit and the appropriate version.

        If you already have the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit installed on your system, a message displays indicating that the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit is already installed. To install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit where it is not yet installed, click Continue.

      2. Select the fixes to install.

        Any recommended fixes are selected by default.

        If there are recommended fixes, you can select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.

      3. Click Next.
    6. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
    7. Specify the installation root directory for the product binaries, which are also referred to as the core product files or system files.

      The panel also displays the shared resources directory and disk-space information.

      Restrictions:
      • Deleting the default target location and leaving an installation-directory field empty prevents you from continuing.
      • Do not use symbolic links as the destination directory.

        Symbolic links are not supported.

      • Do not use a semicolon in the directory name.

        The offering cannot install properly if the target directory includes a semicolon.

        [Windows] A semicolon is the character used to construct the class path on Windows systems.

      • [Windows] The maximum path length on the Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems is 60 characters.
    8. Click Next.
    9. Review the summary information, and click Install.
    10. Click Finish.
    11. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.
    12. Optional: If you are using an authenticated remote repository, create a keyring file for silent installation.
      Note: In a keyring file, you can store credentials for URLs that require authentication, such as your remote repositories.
      1. From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
      2. Start Installation Manager from the command line using the -record option.
        For example:
        • [Windows] Administrator or non-administrator:
          IBMIM.exe -skipInstall "C:\temp\imRegistry" 
            -keyring C:\IM\im.keyring 
            -record C:\temp\keyring_response_file.xml
        • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Administrator:
          ./IBMIM -skipInstall /var/temp/imRegistry 
            -keyring /var/IM/im.keyring 
            -record /var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml
        • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Non-administrator:
          ./IBMIM -skipInstall user_home/var/temp/imRegistry 
            -keyring user_home/var/IM/im.keyring 
            -record user_home/var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml
      3. When a window opens that requests your credentials for the authenticated remote repository, enter the correct credentials and save them.
      4. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

        For more information, read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

      Note:

      Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that were used to access credentials in a key ring file are deprecated. For Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file.

      In Version 1.7, the format of the secure storage file is revised, and is no longer compatible with versions of Installation Manager before version 1.7. Update Installation Manager to version 1.7 or higher and then re-create and replace any secure storage files that you created with earlier versions.

      There is no migration path from key ring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a key ring file. For more information about using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.6 documentation.

  2. Use the response files that you created to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.
    1. Optional: Use the response file to install the keyring file.
      Go to a command line on each of the systems on which you want to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit, change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager, and install the keyring file. For example:
      • [Windows] Administrator or non-administrator:
        imcl.exe -acceptLicense 
          input C:\temp\keyring_response_file.xml 
          -log C:\temp\keyring_log.xml
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Administrator:
        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input /var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml 
          -log /var/temp/keyring_log.xml
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Non-administrator:
        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input user_home/var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml 
          -log user_home/var/temp/keyring_log.xml

      For more information on keyring files, read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

      Note:

      Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that were used to access credentials in a key ring file are deprecated. For Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file.

      In Version 1.7, the format of the secure storage file is revised, and is no longer compatible with versions of Installation Manager before version 1.7. Update Installation Manager to version 1.7 or higher and then re-create and replace any secure storage files that you created with earlier versions.

      There is no migration path from key ring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a key ring file. For more information about using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.6 documentation.

    2. Use the response file to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.
      Go to a command line on each of the systems on which you want to install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit, change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager, and install the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit. For example:
      • [Windows] Administrator or non-administrator:
        imcl.exe -acceptLicense 
          input C:\temp\install_response_file.xml 
          -log C:\temp\install_log.xml 
          -keyring C:\IM\im.keyring
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Administrator:
        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input /var/temp/install_response_file.xml 
          -log /var/temp/install_log.xml 
          -keyring /var/IM/im.keyring
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris] Non-administrator:
        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input user_home/var/temp/install_response_file.xml 
          -log user_home/var/temp/install_log.xml 
          -keyring user_home/var/IM/im.keyring
      Notes:
      • The relevant terms and conditions, notices, and other information are provided in the license-agreement files in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory of the installation image or repository for this product.
      • The program might write important post-installation instructions to standard output.

      Read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center for more information.

[Windows]

Example

The following is an example of a response file for installing the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean="true" temporary="true">
<server>
<!--<repository location="http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11" /> -->
<repository location="http://rtpgsa.ibm.com/gsa/projects/w/web20fep/WAS85.W2MTK/daily/web21209.8.linux/linux/zipper/repository/"/>
</server>
<install modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11' 
  profile='Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit V1.1'
  installFixes='none'/> 
</install>
<profile id='Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit V1.1' 
  installLocation='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Web20Mobile'>
<data key='eclipseLocation' value='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Web20Mobile'/>
<data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
</agent-input>

What to do next

You can begin using the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit by working with the various included features and applications.

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