Create a script to silently install Installation Manager and a package at the same time

We can silently install Installation Manager at the same time we install a product package. To silently install Installation Manager and a product package, we can create a script to run both installations. We can also edit a response file to install Installation Manager and a product instead of using a script. See Modify a response file to install a package and Installation Manager.

• To silently install a product package, we must first create a response file.
• Some Installation Manager features might or might not be supported by packages. Check the package documentation to determine whether a feature is supported. For a list of features, see Installation Manager features.

• If we are installing using UNC paths, we must install silently.

• On Windows, if we are using a network drive, we must mount the drive. Use the pushd command to mount the drive. See Install Installation Manager and a package with UNC paths on Windows.

The script to install Installation Manager and a product package contains two lines. The first line is the command to start the Installation Manager installation. The second line is the command to start the silent installation of a product package.

Procedure

To create a script:

Example scripts

• A .bat file for Microsoft Windows:

  installc
  installc input responseFile.xml -acceptLicense

• A shell script file for UNIX:

  ./installc
  ./installc input responseFile.xml -acceptLicense

Where responseFile.xml is the response file for the product package.

Example

Use double quotation marks to enclose file paths that include spaces.

Operating system	Script (without response file)	Script (with response file)
Windows (.bat file)	installc.exe -acceptLicense	installc.exe input responseFile.xml -acceptLicense
Linux, UNIX, IBM i, z/OS, and OS X	./installc -acceptLicense	./installc input responseFile.xml -acceptLicense

• Install Installation Manager and a package with UNC paths on Windows
  We can install IBM Installation Manager and a package using UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) paths. When we run your script with a UNC path, we must specify relative paths to the Installation Manager and package repositories in the response file.

Related tasks:

Modify a response file to install a package and Installation Manager Related reference:

Installation Manager command-line arguments for silent mode

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