Installing from a Windows workstation command line

One installation alternative to local installation is to install WebSphere® Application Server for IBM® i from a Windows® workstation command line.

Before you begin

Prepare for the installation before using this procedure. See Preparing the operating system for installation on IBM i for more information.

About this task

The remote silent mode allows you to install the product with a single command from a remote Windows workstation. Installation options must be specified in a response file. During the installation, you are unable to change the installation options. The parameters and default values are described in the response file.

Procedure

  1. If TCP/IP is not started or if you don't know if TCP/IP is started, enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command on the Control Language (CL) command line.
  2. Verify that the host server jobs are started on your IBM i server. The host server jobs allow the installation code to run on IBM i.
    Enter this command on a CL command line:
    STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
  3. Verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
  4. Place the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for IBM i disk in the disk drive of your Windows workstation. The autorun feature brings up the GUI. Click Cancel to exit the GUI. Do not use the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for Windows disk or any other operating system disk other than the disk for IBM i.
    The application server product installer is spanned across multiple CDs. If you are installing the product from the CDs, then you must use the following procedure or the installation will not proceed:
    1. Copy both installation CDs into the same parent directory (for example, WebSphere7) on your hard disk.
    2. Name the directories DISC1 and DISC2. For example, the directories could be named WebSphere7/DISC1 and WebSphere7/DISC2.
      Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: The directory names for the discs are case sensitive. Use uppercase letters for DISC1 and DISC2 when you create them.gotcha
      With DISC1 in the disc drive of your server, perform:
      CPY OBJ('/qopt/websphere1/*') TODIR('/Websphere7/DISC1') SUBTREE(*ALL) OWNER(*KEEP)
      With disc 2 in the disc drive of your server, perform:
      CPY OBJ('/qopt/websphere2/*') TODIR('/Websphere7/DISC2') SUBTREE(*ALL) OWNER(*KEEP)
    3. If your system's language is not set to English, then set the language to English for the duration of the installation.
      Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: If your language is set to something other than English, the installation will fail.gotcha
    4. Run the installer from the DISC1 directory after following the remaining instructions in this document.
    5. After you have completed the installation, reset your system's language to its previous setting if you had changed it during the installation.
  5. On your Windows workstation, open a command prompt.
  6. Access the disk drive of your Windows workstation by switching to the disk drive. For example, enter e: where e: is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD drive.
  7. Copy the response file from the disk directory to a directory on your Windows workstation, such as the C:\temp directory.
    For example:
    copy responsefile.nd.txt C:\temp\RESPONSEFILE
  8. If you have not already done so, read the IBM International Program License Agreement located in the /QOPT/WEBSPHERE/WAS/DOCS/lafiles directory. If you agree to the terms of the agreement, continue with the installation process.
  9. Edit the RESPONSEFILE file:
    1. Change the value for -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance from false to true. A value of true indicates that you have read and accept the terms of the license agreement. This change is required to run the installation.
    2. By default, the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option is set to true. If you want to enable administrative security during installation, you must specify values for the PROF_adminUserName and PROF_adminPassword options.

      The user ID and password do not need to be a system user ID and password or an LDAP user ID and password. The ID-and-password pair specified are stored in the user registry and used for administrative security for the default profile. Write down the user ID and password.

      If you do not want to enable administrative security, change the value for the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option from true to false.

    3. You can choose to install and configure the application server product on IBM i using one of three supported Java Software Development Kits (SDK). Specify an SDK to invoke the installer and configure the product and profiles. You can force the use of a specific Java SDK through the i5osjdklocation option in the response file.
    4. Various features might not be installed with the product by default. If you want to use install certain features, uncomment the -OPT addFeature line for each specific feature you want to install. Valid features are listed in the response file.
    5. Change the installation options to suit your installation requirements.

      For information about the installation options and values, see Customizing installation response files.

    Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: If you are installing with spanned CDs, then comment out -silent in the response file. You must also add the -silent option to the install command as noted in the next step.gotcha
  10. Run the install.exe command. Specify the response file to use during the installation. Specify the system name and a valid user profile and password when you run this command.

    Your user profile must have *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities for this step.

     install.exe system_name user_name password -options response_file

    The system_name variable is the name of your IBM i server. The user_name variable and the password variable are your user profile login credentials, and the response_file variable is the name of your response file.

    The password used in this command is displayed in clear text on the command line. For example:
    install.exe MYISERIES myUserName myPassword -options C:\temp\RESPONSEFILE

    After you issue the command, control returns to the command prompt while the installation process runs.

    Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: If you are installing with spanned CDs, add -silent to the command. For example:
     install.exe MYISERIES myUserName myPassword -options C:\temp\RESPONSEFILE -silent 
    gotcha
  11. Check the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt log file to verify that the installation is complete.

Results

This procedure results in installing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment from a Windows workstation command line, which can take up to 120 minutes to complete.

What to do next

Go to Installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF on IBM i to continue the installation.




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