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:
- 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 |
- 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 |
- 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 |
- 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.