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Install WebSphere eXtreme Scale silently

Use a fully qualified response file, which you configure specifically to the needs, or pass parameters to the command line to silently install WebSphere eXtreme Scale.

Before you begin

Stop all processes that are running in the WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environment. Read about command-line utilities for more information about the stopManager, stopNode, and stopServer commands.

A silent installation uses the same installation program that the graphical user interface (GUI) version uses. However, instead of displaying a wizard interface, the silent installation reads all of the responses from a file that you customize, or from parameters that you pass to the command line. See an example of a wxssetup.response.txt file including a description of each option.

Procedure

1. Optional: If you choose to install eXtreme Scale using a response file, first customize the file.

   You must specify the fully-qualified response file name. Specifying the relative path causes the installation to fail with no indication that an error occurred.

   1. Copy the response file from the product DVD to your disk drive.

   2. Open and edit the response file in the text editor of your choice. The previous example response file provides details on how to specify each of the parameters. You must specify the following:

      • The license agreement

      • The installation directory

      Tip: When you install eXtreme Scale in a WebSphere Application Server environment, the installer uses the installation directory to determine where the existing WebSphere Application Server instance is installed. If you install on a node that contains multiple WebSphere Application Server instances, clearly define your location.

   3. Run the following script to start the installation.

      ./install.sh -options C:/drive_path/response_file.txt -silent
      

2. Optional: If you choose to install eXtreme Scale by passing certain parameters to the command line, run the following script to start the installation:

   ./install.sh -silent -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=true -OPT installLocation=install_location
   

• Installation parameters
  Specify parameters at the command line to customize and configure the product installation.

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Install and deploy WebSphere eXtreme Scale

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