Install the Application Client using the command line

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Install the Application Client using the command line

We can install the Application Client using the Installation Manager command line.

Before installing the product, you must read the license agreement that we can find with the product files. Signify your acceptance of the license agreement by specifying -acceptLicense in the command as described below.

Install Installation Manager on each of the systems onto which to install the product.

To use the Installation Manager that is included with this product, perform the following actions:

Obtain the necessary files.
There are three basic options for obtaining and installing Installation Manager and the product.

Access the physical media, and use local installation
We can access the product repositories on the product media.

Install Installation Manager on the system.
We can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.

Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation
Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

Download the files from the Passport Advantage site.
See How to download WAS V8.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WAS v8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
Install Installation Manager on the system.
We can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.

Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
If we have a Passport Advantage ID and password, we can install the product from the web-based repositories.

Install Installation Manager on the system.
We can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at
http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85

This location does not contain a web page that we can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that specify for the value of the -repositories parameter so the imcl command can access the files in this repository to install the product.

Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

Notes:

If we do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
With the Packaging Utility, we can create and manage packages for installation repositories. We can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. We can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager v1.5 Information Center.

Change to the location containing the Installation Manager installation files, and run one of the following commands:

Administrative installation:

installc.exe -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
./installc -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name

Non-administrative installation:

userinstc.exe -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
./userinstc -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name

Group-mode installation:

./groupinstc -acceptLicense -dataLocation application_data_location -log log_file_path_and_name -installationDirectory Installation_Manager_home

Notes on group mode:

Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.
Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems.
If we do not install Installation Manager using group mode, you will not be able to use group mode to manage any of the products that you install later using this Installation Manager.
Make sure that you change the installation location from the default location in the current user's home directory to a location that is accessible by all users in the group.
Set up your groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager v1.5 Information Center before installing in group mode.

For more information on using group mode, read the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager v1.5 Information Center.

If you already have Installation Manager v1.5.2 or later installed on the system and to use it to install and maintain the product, obtain the necessary product files.
There are three basic options for installing the product.

Access the physical media, and use local installation
We can access the product repositories on the product media. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.
Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation
Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

Download the product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
See How to download WAS V8.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WAS v8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.

Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.

Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
If we have a Passport Advantage ID and password, we can use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at
http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85

This location does not contain a web page that we can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that specify for the value of the -repositories parameter so the imcl command can access the files in this repository to install the product.
Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

Notes:

If we do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
With the Packaging Utility, we can create and manage packages for installation repositories. We can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. We can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager v1.5 Information Center.
Optional: If the repository requires a username and password, create a keyring file to access this repository.
For more information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager v1.5 Information Center.
Log on to the system.

Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
Verify the product repository is available.

imcl.exe listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository

./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
You should see one or more levels of the offering.
Use the imcl command to install the product.
imcl.exe install com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85_offering_version,optional_feature_ID
  -repositories source_repository 
  -installationDirectory installation_directory
  -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory
  -accessRights access_mode
  -preferences preference_key=value
  -properties property_key=value
  -keyring keyring_file -password password
  -acceptLicense
./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85_offering_version,optional_feature_ID
  -repositories source_repository 
  -installationDirectory installation_directory 
  -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory
  -accessRights access_mode
  -preferences preference_key=value
  -properties property_key=value
  -keyring keyring_file -password password
  -acceptLicense
Notes:

The relevant terms and conditions, notices, and other information are provided in the license-agreement files in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory of the installation image or repository for this product.
The offering_version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (8.5.0.20110503_0200 for example).

If offering_version is not specified, the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.
If offering_version is specified, the specified version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.

The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when we run the following command against the repository:
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository

We can also specify none, recommended or all with the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim fixes you want installed with the offering.

If the offering version is not specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.
If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none.

We can add a list of features that are separated by commas.
In the following list, the optional feature IDs are enclosed in parentheses:

IBM Developer Kit, Java 2 Technology Edition

Java 2 Runtime Environment (javaruntime)
Developer Kit (developerkit)

Samples (samples)
Standalone Thin Clients, Resource Adapters, and Embeddable Containers

Standalone Thin Clients Runtime (standalonethinclient.resourceadapter.runtime)
Standalone Thin Clients Samples (standalonethinclient.resourceadapter.samples)
Embeddable EJB Container (embeddablecontainer)

If no features are specified, the required features and those selected by default (javaruntime, developerkit, and embeddablecontainer) are installed. To install only the features you want, specify the list of features explicitly.
The -accessRights parameter is not required if you previously specified the mode in which to install Installation Manager.
The program might write important post-installation instructions to standard output.

For more information on using the imcl command to install the product, see the IBM Installation Manager v1.5 Information Center.
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