Modify a response file to install a package and Installation Manager
Overview
You cannot record a response file that includes the installation of Installation Manager and a product package. You can modify a response file to add the commands to install Installation Manager.
In the installation files, locate the install.xml file. This file is located in the same directory as install.exe for Windows and install for Linux, UNIX, IBM i and z/OS systems. The install.xml file contains the commands to install Installation Manager. Add the commands from install.xml into the response file.
By default, the repository location for Installation Manager is: "./". You must either save the response file to the same directory that contains install or modify the repository location to point to the directory that contains install.exe for Windows and install for Linux, UNIX, IBM i and z/OS systems.
Procedure
- An example of the install.xml file content:
.... <server> <repository location="./"> </server> <install> <offering features='agent_core,agent_jre' id='com.ibm.cic.agent' version='1.x.x.YYYYMMDD_MMSS'/> </install> ...
- An example of response file contents after adding the commands from the install.xml file follows:
.... <server> <repository location="./"> <repository location="http://myserver.domain/product/installFiles"> </server> .... <install> <offering features='agent_core,agent_jre' id='com.ibm.cic.agent' version=' 1.4.4000.20110601_0601'/> <offering profile='IBM Software Product' id='com.ibm.software.product' features='com.ibm.software.product.client, com.ibm.software.product.server'/> </install> ...The first repository location entry points to the location that contains the installation files for Installation Manager. The second repository location entry points to the location that contains the installation files for the product package. The first offering entry is for Installation Manager. The second offering entry is for the product package.