You can install or upgrade IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ from
the command line by using response files rather than using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
user interface.
Before you begin
- You can install Rational Focal Point from
the installation media or from a download package that is on the IBM Passport Advantage® site. Before
you begin the installation, obtain the installation media or download
the installation package.
- Verify that your computer meets the system requirements, and complete
the preinstallation tasks.
- Make sure that you have administrator access to the server.
- Make sure that the application server is connected to the database
and license servers.
- Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
About this task
For complete details about silent installation, see the
Installation
Manager information
center.
Procedure
To install or upgrade IBM Installation Manager and Rational Focal Point silently:
- Create a response file that contains the commands and inputs
for the installation process. For instructions to create and use a
response file, see Creating a response file manually.
- Open a command prompt and change to the following directory: InstallerImage_platform. For example: cd C:\FocalPoint\disk1\InstallerImage_win32_win32_x86
- Enter the installation command.
- On Windows systems: installc.exe
-acceptLicense input response_file_path_and_name -log log_file_path_and_name
- On Linux systems:./installc
-acceptLicense input response_file_path_and_name -log log_file_path_and_name