Use either a fully-qualified response file, which you configure
specifically to your needs, or parameters that pass to the command
line to silently install the product and start the nodes.
Before you begin
Stop all processes that are running in your
WebSphere® Application Server
Network Deployment environment.
Stop all the nodes and the node agent, but do not
stop the entire cell. See
Command-line utilities for more information.
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.
Procedure
- Optional: If you choose to install the product
using a response file, first customize the file.
- Copy the response file from the product CD or DVD to
your disk drive.
- Open and edit the response file in the text editor of
your choice. You must specify the following 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 installer uses the location that you select
for your installation to determine where the existing instance of WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment is installed. If you
install on a node with multiple WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment instances, clearly define
your location.
- Run the following script to start the installation.
./install.sh|bat -options C:/drive_path/response_file.txt -silent
The log files are located in the install_root/logs/xd_computegrid/install directory.
If the installation fails before the installation location is located
or created, the log files are located in the user_home/wxd_install_logs directory.
For example, if you log in as root, user_home is
the /root directory.
If
you install WebSphere Extended Deployment
Compute Grid in a Network Deployment
environment, you can install the centralized installation manager repository,
or include the product in the existing repository by further customizing
the response file.
- Optional: If you choose to install the product
by passing certain parameters to the command line, run the following
script to start the installation:
./install.sh|bat -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=install_location
Results
You successfully installed the product, and started the nodes
without any errors occurring.
What to do next
Configure each node to meet your objectives, which you
can do either from the administrative console or by using the wsadmin
tool.
- Click to configure each node from the
administrative console.
- See to use the
wsadmin tool to configure each node.