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Perform a silent installation of software packages using IBM Installation Manager
This section contains information about the prerequisites and procedures for performing a silent installation or update of the following software packages using IBM Installation Manager:
- IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers
- Tivoli Authorization Policy Server
- tivcmd CLI for Authorization Policy
These packages are available on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Dashboards for Servers and Authorization Policy Components DVD or DVD image.
A silent installation runs on its own and does not require you to provide input to dialog boxes or monitor the installation. This method of installation is useful for advanced users who supply installation information once through a response file, instead of repeatedly through an installation wizard.
- Install or update software packages in silent mode
Complete the steps in this section to install or update a software package in silent mode.
- Install or update silently from authenticated repositories with IBM Installation Manager
You can silently install or update packages from an authenticated repository. However, you must provide the credentials to access protected repositories.
- Recording a response file
You can use the -skipInstall <agentDataLocation> argument to create a response file for an installation or update process without performing the installation.
- Agent data location
The agentDataLocation value specifies the directory location for the installation folders and files. Although the packages are not installed when recording a silent response file, the files and folders that are required for installation are created and stored in the specified directory. The directory must be writable.
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Perform a silent installation of IBM Tivoli Monitoring