You can install an update silently using the options response file.
The install.txt file has one directive that identifies the backup file for installing a service update. Comments in the file describe how to set the string value.
The Update Installer for WebSphere Software Wizard reads the options file to determine responses and does not display the graphical user interface. The following command uses a copy of the options file named myresponsefile.txt for a silent installation:
./update -options "responsefiles/myresponsefile.txt" -silent
If you do not use the -silent option, the response file provides initial values for the graphical interface.
The sample options response file is named install.txt. The file is in the install_root/updateinstaller/responsefiles directory after you unzip the Update Installer for WebSphere Software into the installation root directory of the WebSphere software product.
The options file supplies the values to the Update Installer Wizard when installing silently. The wizard reads the options file to determine responses and does not display the graphical user interface. The following command uses a copy of the options file named myresponsefile.txt for a silent installation:
update -options "myresponsefile.txt" -silent
In a silent installation, response file validation is coded into the installation. If the validation does not pass, the failure is recorded in the log files in the install_root/logs/update/tmp directory.
install_root/updateinstaller/maintenance/PQ20029.pak
Although applying maintenance to another product is possible, always use the Update Installer Wizard within the directory structure of the product that you are updating. Do not use this directive unless absolutely necessary.
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/ProcServer2
################################################################################ # # This is the silent install response file for installing maintenance packages # using the update installer. # # A common use of an options file is to run the wizard in silent mode. This lets # the options file author specify wizard settings without having to run the # wizard in graphical or console mode. To use this options file for silent mode # execution, *uncomment* and modify the parameters defined within. # # Use the following command line when running the wizard from the update # installer directory: # # update -options responsefiles/install.txt -silent # ################################################################################ ################################################################################ # # Used to input the maintenance package full filename specification to be installed. # Edit as appropriate. # # ie. -W maintenance.package="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\ProcServer\ # updateinstaller\maintenance\PQ20029.pak" # # Note: If no package is specified, a default of the last downloaded maintenance # package will be used (based on timestamp). # #-W maintenance.package= ################################################################################ # # Used to modify the product install location that will be updated. # This value should be left commented out if the Update Installer is # being run from the recommended location # # ie. -W product.location="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\ProcServer" # # Note: If no location is specified, the parent directory to update installer # will be used as default # #-W product.location="" ################################################################################ # # Do not edit these values. # # -W update.type="install"