IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics, Version 7.1.0.1
Manually typing configuration options
This section lists some reasons to manually type configuration options, instead of including them in the response file:
- Unique options: to reuse the response file in multiple installations, but some of the options are unique to each installation. Manually type the unique options in the command line during each installation. The response file supplies the values that are valid only for multiple target computers.
To reuse a response file in multiple installations, but some of the options are unique to each installation, nullify those options in the response file by commenting them out with a number sign (#). This is because configuration options specified in the response file take precedence over those entered in the command line. Make sure that for each of the installations using that response file, the commented-out configuration options are entered in the command line.
- Password protection: to safeguard the password by manually entering it during each installation. If you record the password in the option (.opt) file, the password is unencrypted and visible to anyone who opens the file.
The following example sets one of the passwords on the command line and relies on a response file to provide all other configuration details:
./setup_MS_platform.bin -silent -V WAS_USER_PWD="tivoli" -options /opt/IBM/itcam/images/silent/MS_typical.opt
Parent topic:
Requirements for a response file