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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
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.
When you record a response file with the -skipInstall <agentDataLocation> command-line argument, you run the installation process, but the Tivoli Monitoring packages are not installed. The agentDataLocation location stores the data for installing the product on other computers. The next time that you use -skipInstall with the same <agentDataLocation>, you can record a response file to update, modify, roll back, or uninstall the product.
Record the response file:
cd /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
./IBMIM -record <responseFile> -skipInstall <agentDataLocation>
To record a response file and install the IBM product at the same time, remove the argument...
IBMIM.exe –record C:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\record_log.xml
If you copied the repository to a new location, you can set the location of the repository in the repository table. To access the repository table, click File → Preferences → Repositories.
Follow the on-screen instructions in the appropriate wizard.
The text (recording) is displayed in the Installation Manager title when you are recording a response file. For more information about the configuration parameters that you are prompted for, see Install the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers, Install the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server and tivcmd Command-Line Interface for Authorization Policy, and Install the tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy using the graphical user interface.
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Perform a silent installation of software packages using IBM Installation Manager