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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

Install or update software packages in silent mode

Complete the steps in this section to install or update a software package in silent mode.

Before installing and configuring an IBM Tivoli Monitoring component, install the prerequisite software that is described in Requirements for a dashboard environment. Then, create a local repository or network repository using one of the installation approaches described in Use IBM Installation Manager to install or update IBM Tivoli Monitoring components for a dashboard environment.

You must create a response file to use as input to the IBM Installation Manager silent installation commands. You can edit one of the following files available in the responsefiles directory on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Dashboards for Servers and Authorization Policy Components DVD or DVD image:

For information about the configuration parameters for the Authorization Policy Server and tivcmd CLI, see Install the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server and tivcmd Command-Line Interface for Authorization Policy.

Alternatively, you can use IBM Installation Manager to record a response file. For more information about using IBM Installation Manager to create the response file, see Recording a response file.

Follow the procedure in this section to install or update the packages enabled in the silent response file if the IBM Installation Manager repository is not setup for authentication. If the IBM Installation Manager repository is setup to require authentication, follow the procedure in Install or update silently from authenticated repositories with IBM Installation Manager.

If you select the Configuration feature for Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers, the installer will restart the IBM WebSphere Application Server as part of the installation or update process.

  • To run the Installation Manger in silent mode, run from the eclipse subdirectory:

    • IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>

    • ./IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>

    Windows does not support using IBMIM.exe for silent installation. Use IBMIMc.exe for silent installation. For example:

    • IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input c:\response_files\install_product.xml -log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml

    • ./IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input /response_files/install_product.xml -log /mylog/silent_install_log.xml


    Results

    When the silent installation or update is complete, a status of 0 is returned. If the installation or update cannot complete, a non-zero number is returned. When you run the Installation Manager installer, it reads the response file and (optionally) writes to a log file to the directory specified. If you specified a log file and directory, the log file is empty when the operation is successful.

    For example: 

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result>
</result>

    The log file contains an error element if the operation was not completed successfully. A log file for Installation Manager is also available in the following default locations:

    • (32 bit) as an administrator: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

    • (64 bit) as an administrator: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

    • as a non-administrator: C:\Documents and Settings\<my id>\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

    • /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs


    What to do next

    If you selected the Installation features of the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers to install it for the first time, perform the following tasks:

    1. Verify the dashboard data provider is enabled in the portal server configuration.

    2. Then, see Preparing your dashboard environment in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Administrator's Guide for additional configuration steps required to set up authentication and authorization for dashboard users. This topic also contains information about creating a data provider connection from IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub to the IBM Tivoli Monitoring dashboard data provider component of the portal server.

    3. If a HTTP server is being used with Dashboard Application Services Hub for load balancing, regenerate the web server plug-in by following the steps in the Generating the plugin-cfg.xml file topic in Configuring Jazz for Service Management. See the Jazz for Service Management Information Center.

    4. For more information about launching and using IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboard for Servers, see the Windows OS Agent User's Guide, the Linux OS Agent User's Guide, or the UNIX OS Agent User's Guide.

    If you only selected the Installation feature of the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers, review the dashboard application's deployment scripts and then use the Modify operation of IBM Installation Manager to deploy the dashboard application into IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub.

    Configure the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers package after installation. If you installed Tivoli Authorization Policy Server and tivcmd CLI, perform the following steps:

    1. See Verify the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server installation for steps to verify that the installation was successful.

    2. If you only selected the installation feature of the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server, review the authorization policy server's deployment scripts and then use the Modify operation of IBM Installation Manager to deploy the authorization policy server into IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub.

      See IBM Installation Manager command-line arguments.

    3. If you selected both the installation and configuration features of Authorization Policy Server, perform the following tasks:

      1. If you selected the option for a manual restart of Dashboard Application Services Hub, you must restart the application server for Dashboard Application Services Hub before the Authorization Policy Server can be used with the tivcmd CLI to create authorization policies.

      2. Use the tivcmd CLI to create authorization policies. The user credentials that you specified during the Authorization Policy Server installation are assigned to the PolicyAdministrator role. You must use these credentials with the tivcmd CLI to log in to the Authorization Policy Server and assign other administrators permission to create and work with authorization policy roles.

        The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Administrator's Guide provides examples of creating authorization policies for common scenarios in the Using role-based authorization policies chapter. Steps for configuring a dashboard environment to use authorization policies are in the Preparing your dashboard environment chapter. For a complete list of tivcmd CLI commands, see the Command Reference.


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