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.
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.
Ensure that
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 file
exists only if the WebSphere Extended Deployment feature is included
in the package. Similarly, the xd_mixedserver.response file
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
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.sh|bat -options C:/drive_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.sh|bat -silent -P silentInstallLicenseAcceptance.value=true -W installLocation=installation_location
where
installation_location is
an existing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation
location.
To specify certain profiles
to augment, issue the following parameter:
-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.