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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2


Install components with a response file

The silent_install.txt response file specifies the installation parameters for IBM Tivoli Monitoring components.


To use this file to perform a silent installation, edit the file to identify what you want to install and then run the following command:

where:

install_dir

identifies the installation location for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring component. The default installation location is /opt/IBM/ITM.

Do not specify the path of the directory containing ./install.sh as the IBM Tivoli Monitoring home directory. On certain platforms, this can cause the plug-in JAR files to overwrite themselves and become zero length files. The installation will fail as a result.

In addition, do not use the number sign (#) or exclamation mark (!) characters anywhere in your installation directory path.

response_file

identifies the response file that you edited to specify installation parameters. Specify the absolute path to this file.

[-k]

is an optional parameter to secure the IBM Tivoli Monitoring installation. If you do not secure the installation at this point you will be asked at the end of this procedure if you want to do so.

[-c]

is an optional parameter to print diagnostic messages to the console.

[-d]

is an optional parameter to indicate the location of the product CD.

[-h]

is an optional parameter to indicate the location of the CandleHome.

[-j]

is an optional parameter to indicate the JRE installed location. This is available on Tandem system only.

[-p]

is an optional parameter for silent mode execution using the specified PARAMETER_FILE.

The parameters that you can configure in the silent_install.txt file vary depending on the component that you are installing. Each of the files contains comments that explain the options. The following procedure is an example of installing all available components on one computer. Use this to determine the type of information you need to gather when you are setting up your own silent installation.

Use the following steps to perform a silent installation on a UNIX computer:

  1. Edit the silent_install.txt file located in ITM_build\Windows\Deploy.

  2. Set the following parameters as appropriate for your environment:


    Silent installation parameters for UNIX

    Parameter Definition
    INSTALL_ENCRYPTION_KEY REQUIRED. The data encryption key used to encrypt data sent between systems. This key must be the same for all components in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment.

    Do not use the following characters in the key:

    &

    ampersand

    |

    pipe

    '

    single quote

    =

    equal sign

    $

    dollar sign
    In addition, do not specify double-byte (DBCS) characters.
    INSTALL_FOR_PLATFORM The operating system for which to install the components. You can specify an architecture code. If you do not specify an architecture code, the operating system for the current computer is used. You can find a list of the architecture codes for the supported architectures in archdsc.tbl in the registry directory; they are also listed in IBM Tivoli product, platform, and component codes.
    INSTALL_PRODUCT The product code for the components (or "products") that you want to install. You can use the ./cinfo command to view the product codes for the applications installed on this computer. You can also find a list of the product codes in the registry directory in proddsc.tbl. You can specify "all" to install all available components.

    To install multiple components (but not all), repeat this parameter for each component that you want to install. For example:

      INSTALL_PRODUCT=ms
      INSTALL_PRODUCT=cj
      INSTALL_PRODUCT=cq

    This example installs the monitoring server, portal server, and portal desktop client on a Linux computer.

    In the same pass, you can install support with the components. After you have specified the components that you want to install, specify the support that you want to install using the following parameters:

      INSTALL_PRODUCT_TMS (for TEMS support)
      INSTALL_PRODUCT_TPS (for TEPS support)
      INSTALL_PRODUCT_TPW (for TEP Browser Client support)
      INSTALL_PRODUCT_TPD (for TEP Desktop Client support)
      INSTALL_PRODUCT_TPA (for ITPA Domain support)

    MS_CMS_NAME If you are installing a monitoring server, use this parameter to specify the name for the monitoring server, such as HUB_hostname. Do not specify an IP address or fully qualified host name.
    SKIP_SDA_CHECK You can use this parameter to overwrite product support that was seeded in self-describing mode. By default, this parameter is set to NO and a self-describing mode seeding status check is performed. If this parameter is set to YES, the seeding process at the end of the installation does not check the self-describing mode seeding status.
    PREREQ_CHECK Set this parameter to PREREQ_CHECK=YES to identify any missing system prerequisites before you begin an installation or upgrade to a new version of IBMTivoli Monitoring.

  3. Save and close the file.

  4. Run the following command to install IBM Tivoli Monitoring in the /opt/IBM/ITM directory:

      ./install.sh -q -h /opt/ibm/itm -p /tmp/silent_install.txt


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