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. With a silent installation,
you can bypass the Installation wizard, which is useful in some environments.
Before you begin
To perform a silent installation, you must
have the appropriate authority. On a Linux or UNIX operating system, you must
be authorized as the root user. On a Windows operating system, your user ID
must belong to the Administrator group and have the following advanced user
rights:
- Act as part of the operating system
- Log on as a service
If you create a new user ID on a Windows operating
system, restart the system before attempting a silent installation.
WebSphere
Application Server Network Deployment is installed and operational, and your
workstation meets all the system requirements.
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. You can use either method to silently install the product.
Procedure
- Optional: If you choose to install the product by launching
the response file, first customize the file.
- Copy the response file, xdsetup.response ,
from the product CD to your disk drive. Rename and save the file
as myoptionsfile.txt. The xdsetup.response exists
only if the Extended Deployment feature is included in the package. Similarly,
the response file xd_mixedserver.response exists only if
Mixed Server environment features are included in the package.
- Open and edit the response file in the text editor of your choice.
The file includes comments to assist the configuration process and must
include these 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 location that you select for your installation is
how the installation program determines where your previous WebSphere Application
Server instance is located. If you install on a node with multiple WebSphere
Application Server instances, clearly define your location.
- Issue the proper command to launch your customized response
file. Substitute the name and correct path of your response file
if you renamed the file to something other than the provided example.
install.bat -options C:\drive_path\myoptionsfile.txt
-silent
./install.sh -options /absolute_path/myoptionsfile.txt
-silent
The log file is WAS.XD.install.log.
- Optional: If you choose to install the product by passing
certain parameters to the command line, issue the following command to launch
the installation:
install.bat -silent -P
silentInstallLicenseAcceptance.value=true -W installLocation=installation_locationwhere installation_location is
an existing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation location.
You
can use the following optional parameters to specify particular profiles to
augment:
-W profileaugmentinputInstallWizardBean.profileNameList=profiles_separated_by_commas
./install -silent
-P silentInstallLicenseAcceptance.value=true -W installLocation=installation_locationwhere installation_location is
an existing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation location.
You
can use the following optional parameters to specify particular profiles to
augment:
-W profileaugmentinputInstallWizardBean.profileNameList=profiles_separated_by_commas
- Review the resulting logs for errors or an installation failure.
Results
You successfully installed the product, and started the nodes without
any errors occurring.
What to do next
Create a new profile, or augment an existing profile by using the WebSphere Extended Deployment Profile wizard . You can omit this task if
you augmented the profile through the Installation wizard.