Installing the product using silent installation refers to using a file to supply installation options without user interaction. To configure the installation, change the options in the response file before you issue the installation command. Silent installation mode does not accept interactive installation options. To specify non-default options during a silent installation, you must use the response file. To install silently, you must accept the license agreement in the agreement option.
Verify that the required disk space is available.
See Preparing the operating system for product installation for more information.
Do not use the default response file that is shipped on the product disk to install the product because the value of the silentInstallLicenseAcceptance option is false. Copy the file to change the value to true.
The sample options response file is named responsefile.nd.txt. The file is in the WAS directory on the product disk or the downloaded installation image.
You can also use an options response file named responsefile.nd.txt in the WAS directory of a customized installation package (CIP) produced by the Installation Factory.
Installing a new installation of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment with the response file creates an operational environment by default. The installer program:
The installation wizard and profile management record installation events in the following log files.
Log files for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment: The following table shows the installation logs, content, and indicators of success and failure for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for Version 6.1:
Log | Content | Indicators |
---|---|---|
app_server_root/logs/log.txt | Logs all installation events | |
app_server_root/wasprofileprofile_name.log | ||
app_server_root/logs/wasprofile/wasprofile_delete_ profile_name.log | ||
profile_root/logs/pctLog.txt | Logs all profile creation events that occur when using the Profile Creation wizard | |
app_server_root\logs\instconfig.log (Not available on systems such as AIX or Linux) | Logs the activities of ANT configuration scripts that run at the end of the installation procedure. |
Verify or troubleshoot the installation if the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file or the profile_root/logs/pctLog.txt file does not contain a record of a problem, but problems exist. If the profile_root directory exists, the pctLog.txt file is in the logs directory. If the error happens early in the installation, look for the logs in the system temporary area. The installation program copies the logs from the system temporary area to the logs directory at the end of the installation.
If the profile_root directory does not exist, the pctLog.txt file is in the USER_HOME directory and is named .$~pctLog.txt. Issue the env command to display the USER_HOME directory on operating systems such as AIX or Linux. See the environment variable settings on Windows system to display the value of the variable.
install -options fully_qualified_options_response_file_name -silent -log # !fully_qualified_log_file_name @ALL
install -options "/usr/IBM/WebSphere/silentFiles/myresponsefile.txt" -silent -log # !/usr/IBM/WebSphere/myOptionFiles/log.txt @ALL
install -options "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/silentFiles/myresponsefile.txt" -silent -log # !/opt/IBM/WebSphere/myOptionFiles/log.txt @ALL
install.exe -options "C:\IBM\WebSphere\silentFiles\myresponsefile.txt" -silent -log # !C:\IBM\WebSphere\silentFiles\log.txt @ALL
See Troubleshooting installation for more information.
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance= -OPT installType="installNew" -OPT feature= -OPT installLocation="/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V61/<edition>" -OPT defaultProfileLocation="/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V61/<edition>"
-OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="false" -OPT feature="samplesSelected" -OPT installLocation="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -OPT createProfile="true" -OPT profileType="cell" -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true" -OPT traceFormat=ALL -OPT traceLevel=INFO -OPT PROF_appServerNodeName= -OPT PROF_appServerProfileName= -OPT PROF_cellName= -OPT PROF_defaultPorts= -OPT PROF_dmgrProfileName= -OPT PROF_enableAdminSecurity="false" -OPT PROF_hostName= -OPT PROF_isDefault= -OPT PROF_nodeName= -OPT PROF_nodeOmitAction= -OPT PROF_omitAction= -OPT PROF_portsFile= -OPT PROF_profilePath= -OPT PROF_serverName= -OPT PROF_startingPort= -OPT PROF_validatePorts= -OPT PROF_webServerCheck= -OPT PROF_webServerHostname= -OPT PROF_webServerInstallPath= -OPT PROF_webServerName= -OPT PROF_webServerOS= -OPT PROF_webServerPluginPath= -OPT PROF_webServerPort= -OPT PROF_webServerType= -OPT PROF_winserviceAccountType= -OPT PROF_winserviceCheck= -OPT PROF_winservicePassword= -OPT PROF_winserviceStartupType= -OPT PROF_winserviceUserName=
-OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="false" -OPT feature="samplesSelected" -OPT installLocation="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -OPT createProfile="true" -OPT profileType="deploymentManager" -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="false" -OPT traceFormat=ALL -OPT traceLevel=INFO -OPT PROF_cellName= -OPT PROF_defaultPorts= -OPT PROF_enableAdminSecurity="false" -OPT PROF_hostName= -OPT PROF_isDefault= -OPT PROF_nodeName= -OPT PROF_omitAction= -OPT PROF_portsFile= -OPT PROF_profileName= -OPT PROF_profilePath= -OPT PROF_serverName= -OPT PROF_startingPort= -OPT PROF_validatePorts= -OPT PROF_winserviceAccountType= -OPT PROF_winserviceCheck= -OPT PROF_winservicePassword= -OPT PROF_winserviceStartupType= -OPT PROF_winserviceUserName=
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-OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="false" -OPT feature="samplesSelected" -OPT installLocation="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -OPT createProfile="true" -OPT profileType="custom" -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true" -OPT traceFormat=ALL -OPT traceLevel=INFO -OPT PROF_cellName= -OPT PROF_dmgrAdminPassword= -OPT PROF_dmgrAdminUserName= -OPT PROF_dmgrHost= -OPT PROF_dmgrPort= -OPT PROF_enableAdminSecurity="false" -OPT PROF_hostName= -OPT PROF_isDefault= -OPT PROF_nodeName= -OPT PROF_omitAction= -OPT PROF_profileName= -OPT PROF_profilePath= -OPT PROF_serverName=