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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

Create and using a Windows response file

A sample Windows silent installation response file is provided on the product installation media.


Use the following steps to edit that response file as appropriate for your environment:

  1. Locate on the product installation media the appropriate silent_*.txt file, as dictated by the Tivoli Management Services component for which you're building a response file.

    silent_server.txt

    for a server image

    silent_agent.txt

    for an agent image

    silent_WIA64.txt

    for an agent image for 64-bit Windows Itanium
    For example, when installing an agent silently use the appropriate response file located in ITM_build\Windows\Deploy.

  2. Copy this file to a temporary directory on your system.

  3. Open your copy of the silent_*.txt file in a text editor.

  4. Change the parameters as appropriate for your environment. The silent_*.txt file contains descriptions of all the parameters, including directions on how to use them.

    Beginning with V6.3 fix pack 2, you can set the PREREQ_CHECK parameter to YES (this is the default value) to identify any missing system prerequisites before you begin an installation or upgrade to a new version of IBMTivoli Monitoring. If you do not want to scan for prerequisites set the PREREQ_CHECK parameter to NO.

  5. Complete all of the steps listed in the file. Each line of the file must be either a comment (containing a semi-colon in column one) or a meaningful statement that starts in column one.

    To the TCP/IP protocol, make sure to specify "IP.UDP." If you specify "TCP/IP," IP.PIPE is used by default.

    Do not modify any other files supplied with the installation (for example, the SETUP.ISS file).

  6. Save the file and close the editor.

  7. Run the silent installation using one of the following methods:


Results

  1. A silentInstall.cmd script has been added to the Agents DVD. To install this agent you need to run this script: 

      silentInstall.cmd

    To install the agent in a different directory than the default one (CANDLE_HOME), use the -h option: 

      silentInstall.cmd -h directory

    If this directory name contains spaces, make sure you enclose the name in quotation marks: 

      silentInstall.cmd -h "directory_with_spaces"

    To review the usage of the silentInstall.cmd file, enter silentInstall.cmd -?.

  2. To silently install the tacmd command interface (component KUE) so you can continue running commands based on the previous CLI, uncomment this line in the FEATURES sections of your response file: 

       KUEWICMA= Tivoli Enterprise Services User Interface

  3. If the installation fails for any reason, a log file, "Abort IBM Tivoli Monitoring date time.log," is created to document the problem. If the installation fails before reading in the installation location, the log file is written to the Windows boot drive, typically the C:\ drive. If the installation fails after reading the installation location, the log file is written to an \install subdirectory in the installation directory. For example, if you use the default installation directory, the log file is written to the C:\ibm\itm\installITM directory.


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