Installing Liberty on distributed operating systems using response files
You can install WebSphere® Application Server Liberty using Installation Manager response files.
Before you begin
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Java SE 8 is the recommended Java SDK because it provides the latest features and security updates. You can install it by installing the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 package to the package group that contains WebSphere Liberty.
Prepare each of the systems onto which you want to install the offering as described in Installing Installation Manager and preparing to install Liberty.
About this task
Using Installation Manager, you can work with response files to install the offering in various ways. You can record a response file by using the GUI as described in the following procedure, create a new response file, or copy and modify an existing response file.
Procedure
Example

<?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.liberty.BASE" />
</server>
<install modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.liberty.BASE'
profile='WebSphere Liberty'
features='embeddablecontainer' installFixes='none'/>
</install>
<profile id='WebSphere Liberty'
installLocation='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Liberty'>
</profile>
</agent-input>