Use a fully qualified response file, which you configure
specifically to your needs, or pass parameters to the command line
to silently install WebSphere
eXtreme Scale.
Before you begin
Stop all processes that are running in your WebSphere® Application Server or WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment environment. Read aboutcommand-line utilities for more information
about the stopManager, stopNode, and stopServer commands.
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. See an example of a wxssetup.response.txt file including
a description of each option.
Procedure
- Optional: If you choose to install eXtreme Scale using a response
file, first customize the file.
Remember: You must specify the fully-qualified response file
name. Specifying the relative path causes the installation to fail
with no indication that an error occurred.
- Copy the response file from the product DVD to your
disk drive.
- Open and edit the response file in the text editor of
your choice. The previous example response
file provides details on how to specify each of the parameters. You
must specify the following:
- The license agreement
- The installation directory
Tip: When you install eXtreme Scale in a WebSphere Application Server environment, the installer
uses the installation directory to determine where the existing WebSphere Application Server
instance is installed. If you install on a node that contains multiple WebSphere Application Server instances, clearly define
your location.
- Run the following script to start the installation.
./install.sh|bat -options C:/drive_path/response_file.txt -silent
- Optional: If you choose to install eXtreme Scale by passing certain
parameters to the command line, run the following script to start
the installation:
./install.sh|bat -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=install_location