This topic describes how to customize the response file for silently installing the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product from a command line without the Installation wizard. Install as the root user on a Linux or UNIX-based platform, or as a user that belongs to the administrator group on a Windows platform. Some steps of the silent installation procedure on a Windows platform require that the administrator group user to have the advanced user rights Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service.
Before you begin
Before using the install -options ./myoptionsfile command, for example, to invoke a silent installation, you must customize the response file to add your selections.Why and when to perform this task
Customize the options response file precisely to enable the silent installation program to use it. The options response file is for silent installation only. The file does not affect the default values that appear in the Installation wizard.
Steps for this task
Read the directions within the response file to choose appropriate values.
Ignore the following line that appears in the file:
#-W coexistencePanelBean.useIhs="true"Uncommenting the line can produce uncertain results.
Extra information might appear in the Network Deployment response file. Specifically, the following line might appear. If so, comment the line:
#-W coexistencePanelBean.useIhs="true"
Results
You can customize the response file to prepare for running a silent installation.Example
Edit the version of the file that ships with the WebSphere Application Server product. The following example shows a few lines from the file.
-silent # ******************************************* # WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Install Location # # Please specify the destination directory for the WebSphere # Application Server Network Deployment installation. You will need to change # this for UNIX platforms. As an example for AIX, the value # might be "/usr/WebSphere/DeploymentManager" # ******************************************* -P wasBean.installLocation="C:\WebSphere\DeploymentManager"
What to do next
Return to Installing the product to continue.