WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Presence Server, Version 7.0

Running the silent installation

You can install IBM® WebSphere® Presence Server Component silently, using a response file to supply installation options without user interaction.

Before you begin

Configure the installation, by changing the values of the parameters in the response file. This process is detailed in the topic Editing the response file.

About this task
A silent installation uses the installation wizard to install the product in silent mode, without the graphical user interface. Instead of displaying a wizard interface, the silent installation causes the installation program to read all of your responses from a file that you provide. To specify non-default options during a silent installation, you must use the response file. To install silently, you must accept the license agreement in the agreement option.
  1. Log on to the operating system.
  2. Run the following command: chmod 755 installer_path/setup.bin, where installer_path is the fully qualified path name where the setup.bin file is located.
  3. Change (cd) to the installer_path directory.
  4. To use your custom response file, issue the proper command in the installer directory. For example:
    ./setup.bin -i silent -f path 
    where path is the fully qualified path to the custom response file, for example was_root/installableApps/presence/presenceServer_install.rsp. The setup script performs the installation.
  5. Optional: To review the installation logs, navigate to was_root/logs/.
    Note: was_root is the installation root directory for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment. By default, this directory is:
    • AIX /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
    • Linux /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
What to do next

If this installation was performed on the deployment manager or on a federated node, perform the same operation on each node in the cluster.

Use the primary configuration file, SystemConfiguration.xml, if you would like to modify the default configuration before deploying the Presence Server application. This file is found in the directory was_root/installableApps/presence/scripts/config. (There is also a backup copy in was_root/logs.) For more information, refer to the Configuring IBM WebSphere Presence Server Component section of this information center.




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