Installing InfoSphere Optim solution components silently

If you plan to install a similar configuration on multiple computers, you can automate the installation process by configuring IBM® Installation Manager response files. The response files can be used to install components in silent mode.

Copy the launchpad image to a location that you can edit and that all users can access.

You must install Installation Manager before you install InfoSphere® Optim™ solution components silently. The location of the Installation Manager installation files for each operating system is indicated in the following table.
Operating system Launchpad location of Installation Manager installation files
Microsoft Windows \win32
Linux /linux86
IBM AIX® /aixppc
Oracle Solaris /solarissparc
HP-UX /hpuxia64
For information on how to install Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager information center.
Before you install any components on a computer, ensure that the computer can access the databases that you are to use. For example, the computer must be able to access Optim directories and the connection manager database.
  • You must obtain the connection string for each database and a user account that the computer can use to access each database.
  • The computer must have the appropriate driver to access each database:
    • If you are installing the components for a workstation or a server, install the driver software for each database (including the JDBC drivers).
    • If you are installing the components for web applications, obtain the JDBC driver for each database.
    You might need to obtain the driver software or JDBC drivers from the database vendors.
If you are installing the components for a workstation or a server, obtain the license information for your solution:
  • Company name
  • Company ID
  • Password for the Optim exit
You must also have a license key to install the components for a workstation. If you do not yet have this information, you can use a trial license for a limited time before you are required to enter the license information.

If you are installing the components for a web application server, choose the application server that is to be used for the web applications. The web applications are delivered with a configured version of IBM WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition. If you do not use this version of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, you must install and configure a different application server.

To install InfoSphere Optim solution components silently:
  1. Edit the sample response files in the /scripts folder on the launchpad image to specify how the components are to be installed. Use the comments in the sample response files for guidance on how to edit the files. To install the packages in the following table, edit the response files that correspond to the packages.
    Packages Sample response file
    • IBM InfoSphere Optim Designer
    • IBM InfoSphere Optim Designer Online Help
    installDesignerOLHelp.xml
    IBM InfoSphere Optim Runtime Services installRuntime.xml
    IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition installWASCE.xml
    IBM InfoSphere Optim Web Applications installWeb.xml
  2. If you are installing IBM InfoSphere Optim Runtime Services, edit the sample properties file for your operating system in the /scripts folder on the launchpad image. Use the comments in the sample properties file for guidance on how to edit the file.
    Operating system Sample response file
    Microsoft Windows optim_installer_win.properties
    Linux or UNIX optim_installer_unix.properties
  3. Open the silent install batch file or script for your operating system in a text editor and remove the commenting marks for the line that references the package that you want to install. You can install only one package at a time silently. To install multiple packages, create a copy of the silent install batch file for each package and remove the commenting marks for a different package in each copy.
    Operating system Sample response file
    Microsoft Windows SilentInstall.bat
    Linux or UNIX SilentInstall.sh
  4. Run the silent install batch file or script.
After installation is complete, use Installation Manager to manage installations. You can use Installation Manager in silent mode to modify, update, and uninstall packages.


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