WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid, Version 6.1.1
             Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Silently installing a CIP or an IIP

You can silently install a CIP or an IIP for the product by using either a fully-qualified response file, which you configure specifically to your needs, or parameters that you pass to the command line.

Before you begin

Create the build definition file for the CIP or IIP.

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. If you are silently installing an IIP, you can invoke a contribution with a combination of options that you specify directly on the command line, as well as options that you specify in a response file. However, any contribution options that you pass to the command line causes the IIP installer to ignore all of the options that are specified in a specific contribution's response file. See the detailed IIP installation options for more information.

Procedure

  1. Optional: If you choose to install the CIP or IIP using a response file, first customize the file.
    1. Copy the response file from the product DVD to your disk drive.
    2. Open and edit the response file in the text editor of your choice.
      Tip: The installer uses the location that you select for your installation to determine where your WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment instance is installed. If you install on a node with multiple instances, clearly define your location.
    3. Run the following script to start your customized response file.
      • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] install -options /absolute_path/response_file.txt -silent
      • [For Windows operating system] install.bat -options C:\drive_path\response_file.txt -silent
  2. Optional: If you choose to install the CIP or IIP by passing certain parameters to the command line, run the following script to start the installation:
    • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] install -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=install_location
    • [For Windows operating system] install.bat -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=install_location
    where install_location is the location of your existing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation.
  3. Review the resulting logs for errors or an installation failure.

Results

You silently installed the CIP or IIP.

What to do next

Use the Profile Management Tool plug-in or the manageprofiles command to create and augment profiles if you chose not to augment profiles for the product during the installation process.

If you already augmented profiles for the product, you can begin creating and configuring servers and deploying applications in your environment.




Related concepts
Build definition file
Related tasks
Creating a build definition file and generating a CIP
Creating a build definition file and generating an IIP
Creating and augmenting profiles
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