The Update Installer for WebSphere Software can use an options response file to install maintenance packages from a command line interface.
The Update Installer for WebSphere Software wizard reads the options file to determine
installation choices. The Update Installer installs the maintenance
package in silent mode instead of displaying a graphical user interface.
The install.txt file has one directive that identifies
the backup file for installing a service update. Comments in the file
describe how to set the string value.
The sample options response file is named install.txt. The file is in the app_server_root/updateinstaller/responsefiles directory after you unzip the Update Installer for WebSphere Software into the installation root directory of the WebSphere software product.
The options file supplies the values to the Update installer wizard when
installing silently. The wizard reads the options
file to determine responses and does not display the graphical user
interface.
./update.sh -options "responsefiles/myresponsefile.txt" -silent
./update.sh -options "responsefiles/myresponsefile.txt"
In a silent installation, response file validation is coded into the installation. If the validation does not pass, the failure is recorded in the log files in the app_server_root/logs/update/tmp directory.
Edit the version of the file that is included in
the Update Installer for WebSphere Software ZIP file. The following example is not guaranteed to be an
accurate representation of the actual file.
################################################################################ # # This is the silent install response file for installing maintenance packages # using the update installer. # # A common use of an options file is to run the wizard in silent mode. This lets # the options file author specify wizard settings without having to run the # wizard in graphical or console mode. To use this options file for silent mode # execution, *uncomment* and modify the parameters defined within. # # Use the following command line when running the wizard from the update # installer directory: # # update -options responsefiles/install.txt -silent # # Please enclose all values within a single pair of double quotes. # ################################################################################ ################################################################################ # # Used to input the maintenance package full filename specification to be installed. # Edit as appropriate. # # ie. -W maintenance.package="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\updateinstaller\maintenance\PQ20029.pak" # # Note: If no package is specified, a default of the last downloaded maintenance # package will be used (based on timestamp). # #-W maintenance.package= ################################################################################ # # Used to input the product install location that will be updated. # # ie. -W product.location="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer" # # Note: The product install location should always been specified, and it should # always be the full path. # -W product.location="<SPECIFY_PRODUCT_INSTALL_LOCATION_HERE>" ################################################################################ # # Do not edit these values. # # -W update.type="install"