Installing the Web Server Plug-ins on IBM i operating systems using response files

You can install the Web Server Plug-ins using Installation Manager response files.

Before you begin

Before you install the Web Server Plug-ins, ensure that your user profile has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.

Install Installation Manager on the system onto which you want to install the product.
  • If you want to use the Installation Manager that comes with this product, perform the following actions:
    1. Obtain the necessary files from the physical media or the web.
      There are three basic options for obtaining and installing the product.
      • Access the physical media, and use local installation
        You can access the product repositories on the product media.
        1. Install Installation Manager on your system.

          You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage® site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM® Installation Manager download website.

        2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.
      • Download the files from the Passport Advantage® site, and use local installation
        Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
        1. Download the files from the Passport Advantage site.
        2. Install Installation Manager on your system.

          You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

        3. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.
      • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
        If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can install the product from the web-based repositories.
        1. Install Installation Manager on your system.

          You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

        2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at
          http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v80
          Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must specify in the response file so that the installation can access the files in this repository.

        Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

      Note: If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
    2. Install Installation Manager.
      1. Sign on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
      2. On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
      3. Make sure that the umask is set to 022.
        To verify the umask setting, issue the following command:
        umask
        To set the umask setting to 022, issue the following command:
        umask 022
      4. Change to the temporary directory where you unpacked the Installation Manager files.
      5. Run the following command in the temporary folder:
        installc -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
        Notes:
  • If you already have a version of Installation Manager installed on your system and you want to use it to install and maintain the product, obtain the necessary product files from the physical media or the web.
    There are three basic options for installing the product.
    • Access the physical media, and use local installation

      You can access the product repositories on the product media. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.

    • Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation
      Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
      1. Download the product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
      2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.
    • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
      If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at
      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v80
      Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must specify in the response file so that the installation can access the files in this repository.

      Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

    Note: If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.

About this task

Using Installation Manager, you can work with response files to install the Web Server Plug-ins.

Procedure

  1. Optional: If the repository requires a username and password, create a keyring file to access this repository.

    For more information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.

    Tip: When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL that is specified.
    Note: [Updated in April 2013] Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that have been used to access credentials in a keyring file are deprecated. When you use Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file. There is no migration path from keyring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a keyring file. For more information on using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.

    [Updated in April 2013]

    apr2013
  2. Sign on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
  3. On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
  4. Make sure that the umask is set to 022.
    To verify the umask setting, issue the following command:
    umask
    To set the umask setting to 022, issue the following command:
    umask 022
  5. Use a response file to install the Web Server Plug-ins.
    Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager, and install the Web Server Plug-ins. For example:
    ./imcl -acceptLicense 
      input $HOME/WASFiles/temp/install_response_file.xml 
      -log $HOME/WASFiles/temp/install_log.xml 
      -keyring $HOME/WASFiles/temp/im.keyring
    Notes:
    • The relevant terms and conditions, notices, and other information are provided in the license-agreement files in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory of the installation image or repository for this product.
    • /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager is the default installation location for Installation Manager files on IBM i systems.
    • The program might write important post-installation instructions to standard output.

    Read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center for more information.

Example

The following is an example of a response file for installing the Web Server Plug-ins.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input>
<server>
  <repository location='http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v80'/>
</server>
<profile id='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0' installLocation='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/Plugins/V8/webserver'>
  <data key='eclipseLocation' value='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/Plugins/V8/webserver'/>
  <data key='was.install.os400.profile.location' value='/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/Plugins/V8/webserver'/>
  <data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
  <data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
<install modify='false'>
  <offering profile='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0' features='core.feature' id='com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v80'/>
</install>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.eclipseCache' value='/QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.connectTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.readTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.downloadAutoRetryCount' value='0'/>
<preference name='offering.service.repositories.areUsed' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ssl.nonsecureMode' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.disablePreemptiveAuthentication' value='false'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.kind' value='NTLM'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.enableIntegrated.win32' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.preserveDownloadedArtifacts' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.keepFetchedFiles' value='false'/>
<preference name='PassportAdvantageIsEnabled' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates' value='false'/>
</agent-input>

What to do next

You can create a plug-ins profile using the manageprofiles command.

The following is an example of using the manageprofiles command to create a default plug-ins profile.
manageprofiles -create
  -templatePath /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/Plugins/V8/webserver/profileTemplates/http
  -profileName PluginsSrv01
Note: After you create a profile successfully, the console prints a message that indicates success and advises you to check the AboutThisProfile.txt file. However, a AboutThisProfile.txt file is not generated when you create a plug-ins profile on IBM i.
The following is an example of using the manageprofiles command to make profile PluginsSrv01 the default profile.
manageprofiles -setDefaultName -profileName PluginsSrv01



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