Add applications in silent mode
Add applications to the deployment of Connections without using the installation wizard.
Create a response file for this task by running a simulated modification.
Response files are provided for silent installations on AIX and Linux. For silent installations on Windows, refer to the topics Installing in console mode and Modify the installation in console mode.
Instead of generating a new response file, we can edit the default response file that is provided with the product. However, if you edit the default response file, add encrypted passwords to the file. See Create encrypted passwords for a response file topic.
A silent modification uses a response file to automate the addition of applications to the deployment.
To perform a silent modification:
- Open a command prompt and navigate to...
IM_root/eclipse/tools
- Enter the following command:
- ./imcl -input response_file -log log_file -acceptLicense
The IM_root/eclipse directory contains a similar file called IBMIM.exe but that file is not suitable for silent installation.
where response_file is the full path and name of the response file and log_file is the full path and name of the log file. The default name of the response file is LC.rsp. By default, the response file is in...
Compare the following examples to the environment:
./imcl -input <Connections_HOME>/silentResponseFile/LC.rsp -log /mylog/silent_install_log.xml -acceptLicense
Results
Installation Manager writes the result of the installation command to the log file specified with the -log parameter.
If the installation is successful, the log files are empty. For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <result> </result>The log file contains an error element if the operation was not completed successfully. A successful installation adds a value of 0 to the log file. An unsuccessful installation adds a positive integer to the log file.The log file for Installation Manager records the values entered when we ran Installation Manager in interactive mode. To review the log file for Installation Manager, open the date_time.xml file, where date_time represents the date and time of the installation. The file by default is in...
- root user: /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
- non-root user: user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
To check the complete details of the installation, open each of the log files in the connections_root/logs directory. Each Connections application that you installed has a log file, using the following naming format: applicationInstallog.txt, where application is the name of a Connections application.
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Modify the installation in silent mode
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