Installing WebSphere Adapters

Installing an adapter silently using a script

If you are installing a WebSphere® adapter on multiple systems, you can save time by performing a silent installation. A silent installation automates the installation process with a script that guides the procedure. Like the graphical version, a silent installation places the RAR file and related artifacts in the designated location.

About this task

When performing a silent installation, you edit a file to specify your installation preferences. Then you specify that file as an option when you run the installation wizard. The installer performs the same installation checks for both a graphical or a silent installation. If errors are encountered, the silent installation terminates and displays error messages on the command line.

How to perform this task

  1. Open the settings.txt file. This file is shipped with the product installer and is available when you download the installer or access the installer CD. The file is also known as the InstallShield Options file template.
  2. Follow the directions in the settings.txt file. Edit this file to specify an installation location. After reading the instructions, which are provided as comments in the file, perform the following steps:
    1. Find the line or lines that begin with three pound sign characters (###).
    2. Edit these lines to express your preferences, specifying a value by replacing the characters <value>.
    3. Remove the pound sign (###) characters from the lines you edit.
  3. Save the file with another name, to preserve the original file. For these steps, the file is renamed mysettings.txt.
  4. Run the silent installation. From a command line, change directories to the location that contains the edited settings.txt file, and enter the following command:

    setupwin32.exe -silent -options mysettings.txt

    The following example is a command that launches a silent installation on a Linux® system:

    setupLinux.bin -silent -options mysettings.txt

    If you encounter problems, see the troubleshooting section in the related links.
  5. Download and install the latest fix pack for the adapter from http://www.ibm.com/websphere.

Result

Verify that the installation was successful by checking for the RAR file and other artifacts in the destination directory. You can also check the return code in the installation log file. For more information on return codes and the log file, see the related reference links.

What to do next

After installing the adapter, you must extract the messages files.
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