Running the update installation in silent mode

Use Installation Manager to silently install product packages from a command line.

To run Installation Manager in silent mode, the general form of the command is as follows:

IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input response_file -log log_file

Use a full path and file name for response_file and log_file.

When the Installation Manager runs in silent installation mode, it reads the response file and writes a log file to the directory that you specified. A response file is required; log files are optional. The result of this execution should be a status of 0 for success and a non-zero number for failure.

The following table describes the arguments to use with the silent installation command:
Argument Description
-vm Specifies the Java launcher. In silent mode, always use java.exe on Windows and java on other platforms.
-nosplash
Suppresses the splash screen.
--launcher.suppressErrors
Suppresses the JVM error dialog box.
-silent
Runs the Installation Manager installer in silent mode.
-input
Specifies an response file to be used as the input to Installation Manager. The response file contains commands that the installer or Installation Manager runs.
-log
(Optional) Creates a log file that records the result of the silent installation. The log file is an XML file.

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