Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client with silent mode

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 Client.

Before you begin

  • Stop all processes that are running in your WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environment. See Command-line utilities for more information about the stopManager, stopNode, and stopServer commands.
    CAUTION:
    Ensure that any running processes are stopped. If the running processes are not stopped, the installation proceeds, creating unpredictable results and leaving the installation in an undetermined state on some platforms.
  • Verify that the target installation directory is empty or does not exist.

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, which includes a description of each option.

Procedure

  1. Optional: If you choose to install WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client using a response file, first customize the wxssetup.response.txt 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.
    1. Make a copy of the response file to customize.

      For the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client, unzip the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client compressed file onto your hard drive and find the response file.

    2. 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 parameters:
      • The license agreement
      • The installation directory
      Tip: When you install WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client 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.
    3. Run the following script to start the installation.
      For the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client installation:
      ./WXS_Client/install.sh|bat -options C:/drive_path/response_file.txt -silent
      You can also use the response file when you run a GUI installation. You can use the response file with a GUI installation to debug problems that are hidden with the silent installation. When you specify the wxssetup.response file for GUI or silent installations, you must use the fully qualified path. Run the following script to run the GUI installation with your response file:
      • [Linux][Unix] <install_home>/install.sh -options <full_install_path_required>/wxssetup.response
      • [Windows] <install_home>\install.exe -options c:\<full_install_path_required>\wxssetup.response
  2. Optional: If you choose to install eXtreme Scale by passing certain parameters to the command line, run the following script to start the installation:
    For the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client installation:
    ./WXS_Client/install.sh|bat -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=install_location
  • wxssetup.response.txt file
    You can use a fully qualified response file to install WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client silently.
Parent topic: Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client
Related tasks:
Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client in a stand-alone environment
Installing WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client with WebSphere Application Server