Install WAS from a workstation using silent mode

The silent mode allows you to install the product with a single command. Installation options must be specified in a response file. During the installation, you are unable to change the installation options. The parameters and default values are discussed in Parameters for remote silent installations of WAS.

To use the silent mode to install WAS from a workstation, follow these steps:

  1. Verify that the host server jobs have been started on your iSeries server. The host server jobs allow the installation code to run on iSeries.

    Enter this command on an OS/400 command line:

      STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)

  2. If TCP/IP is not started or if you don't know if TCP/IP is started, enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command on an OS/400 command line.

  3. Place the WAS 5.0 for iSeries CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of your workstation. The autorun feature will bring up the GUI, click Cancel to exit the GUI.

    Notes:

    1. Do not use the IBM WAS Version 5 For Windows NT and Windows 2000 CD-ROM or any other CD-ROM (which was shipped with your WAS for iSeries package) for this set of steps.

    2. Your user profile should be user type (user class) *SECOFR and have a value of *USRCLS for special authority.

  4. On your workstation, open a command prompt.

  5. Access the CD-ROM drive of your workstation by switching to the CD-ROM drive. For example, enter e: where e: is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.

  6. Copy the RESPONSEFILE file from the CD-ROM directory to a directory on your workstation such as c:\temp. For example:

    copy RESPONSEFILE c:\temp\RESPONSEFILE

  7. Edit the file using an editor of your choice and modify the installation options to suit your installation requirements. You must enter your system name in the DestinationBean.system = "YOURSYSTEM" field. If you do not enter a valid value for the DestinationBean.username and DestinationBean.password fields, a dialog box will prompt you for valid signon information. Note that the user profile should be user type (user class) *SECOFR and have a value of *USRCLS for special authority. For information on the installation options and values, see Parameters for remote silent installations of WAS.

  8. Enter the SETUP command, specifying the response file to be used during the installation 

      SETUP -options responsefile

    where responsefile is the name of your modified file.

    For example:

      SETUP -options c:\temp\RESPONSEFILE

    This text illustrates a partial display of the output of this process:

      Checking current configuration. Please wait.
  Installing selected options. Please wait.
  Note: This may take up to 120 minutes to complete.
  Product 5724B41: WebSphere MQ V5.3 for iSeries
    (Code: Option Base)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
    (Language: Option Base)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
    (Code: Option 1)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
  Product 5639C34: WebSphere MQ classes for Java and JMS V5.3 for iSeries
    (Code: Option Base)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
    (Language: Option Base)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
    (Code: Option 1)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
  Product 5733WS5: WAS V5.0 for iSeries
    (Code: Option Base)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
    (Language: Option Base)
       Copying stream file to save file.
       Restoring licensed program.
    (Code: Option 1)
       Copying file to the iSeries.

  9. When the installation is complete, press any key to exit the installation program.

  10. For security purposes, if the host servers were not running, return your iSeries server to its original state with the End Host Server (ENDHOSTSVR) command after the install is complete.

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