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Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

 

Installing silently


Use either a fully-qualified response file, which you configure specifically to your needs, or parameters that pass to the command line to silently install WebSphere XD and start the nodes.

 

Before you begin

Ensure that WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment is installed and operational, and your workstation meets all the system requirements. Stop all the nodes and the node agent, but do not stop the entire cell. Issue the stopNode command.

 

About this task

A silent installation uses the same installation program that the graphical user interface (GUI) version uses. However, instead of displaying a wizard interface, the silent installation reads all of your responses from a file that you customize or from parameters that you pass to the command line. You can use either method to silently install WebSphere XD.

 

Procedure

  1. Optional: If you choose to install WebSphere XD by launching the response file, first customize the file.

    1. Copy the response file, xdsetup.response , from WebSphere XD CD to your disk drive. Rename and save the file as myoptionsfile.txt.

    2. Open and edit the response file in the text editor of your choice. The file includes comments to assist the configuration process and must include these parameters:

      • The license agreement

      • The location of WebSphere XD installation

      • The list of profiles to augment

      • The location of the centralized installation manager repository
      Tip: The location that you select for your installation is how the installation program determines where your previous WebSphere Application Server instance is located. If you install on a node with multiple WebSphere Application Server instances, clearly define your location.

    3. Issue the proper command to launch your customized response file. Substitute the name and correct path of your response file if you renamed the file to something other than the provided example. 
      ./install.sh|bat -options C:/drive_path/myoptionsfile.txt -silent

      The log files are located in the install_root/logs/xd_operations/install directory. If the installation fails before the installation location is located or created, the log files are located in the user_home/wxd_install_logs directory. For example, if you log in as root, user_home is the /root directory.

      If you install WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization in a Network Deployment environment, you can choose to install the centralized installation manager repository, or include WebSphere XD in the existing repository by further customizing the response file.

  2. Optional: If you choose to install WebSphere XD by passing certain parameters to the command line, issue the following command to launch the installation: 
    ./install.sh|bat -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=installation_location
    where installation_location is the location of your existing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation.

    To specify certain profiles to augment, issue the following parameter:

    -OPT profileAugmentList=profiles_separated_by_commas

  3. Review the resulting logs for errors or an installation failure.

 

Results

You successfully installed WebSphere XD, and started the nodes without any errors occurring.

 

What to do next

Create a new profile, or augment an existing profile by using the Profile Management tool. You can omit this task if you augmented the profile through the Installation wizard.

 

Related concepts


Installation prerequisites

 

Related tasks


Installing WebSphere XD
Use the Profile Management tool to create and augment profiles

 

Related reference


Installation parameters