WebSphere Extended Deployment, Version 6.0.x
             Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Installing a remote monitor and a stand-alone ObjectGrid from WebSphere Extended Deployment silently in a mixed environment

You can install WebSphere Extended Deployment silently in a mixed environment by using a response file, which you configure specifically to your needs, or with parameters that pass to the command line. 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: If you create a new user ID on a Windows operating system, restart the system before attempting a silent installation.

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 on the command line.

Procedure

  1. Determine whether you want to use the command line to pass your parameters or the customized options response file.
  2. Optional: If you are using a response file for your installation, customize the options response file for your silent installation.
    1. Copy the WebSphere Extended Deployment options response file, xd_mixedserver.response, from the product CD. The response file is on the root of the CD. Consider renaming the options file to something like myoptionsfile.
    2. Customize and save the response file. Open the file in any text editor. The file includes comments to assist the configuration process and must include the following parameters:
      • The license agreement
      • The location of the mixed server environment installation
      • The feature that you want to install, either remote monitor, stand-alone ObjectGrid, or both. You must choose at least one feature.
    3. Issue the command to launch your custom response file. Substitute the name and correct path of your response file if you renamed the file:
      • [For Windows operating system]
        install.bat -options drive:path/xd_mixedserver.response -silent
        

        The log file name is WAS.XD.install.log.

      • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system]
        ./install -options /absolute_path/xd_mixedserver.response -silent

        The log file name is WAS.XD.install.log.

  3. Optional: If you are using the command line to install, launch the installation from the command line and pass the appropriate parameters:
    1. Issue the following command to start the silent installation:
      • [For Windows operating system]
        install.bat -silent -P silentInstallLicenseAcceptance.value="true" 
        installLocation="Installation_location" -W  
        -W installType.userChoice="MSE" -P 
        remoteMonitoringAgentProductFeatureBean.active="true"
        -P objectGridProductFeatureBean.active="false"
        
         

        where Installation_location is an empty directory.

      • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system]
        ./install -silent -P silentInstallLicenseAcceptance.value="true" 
        installLocation="Installation_location" -W 
        -W installType.userChoice="MSE"  -P 
        remoteMonitoringAgentProductFeatureBean.active="true"
        -P objectGridProductFeatureBean.active="false"
        

        where Installation_location is an empty directory.

What to do next

You can now create a new profile or augment an existing profile to make it compatible with WebSphere Extended Deployment.



Related concepts
Profiles for WebSphere Extended Deployment
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Installing a remote monitor and a stand-alone ObjectGrid from WebSphere Extended Deployment in a mixed environment
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