You can silently install from an authenticated repository;
however, authenticated repositories need the appropriate credentials
for access.
About this task
Installation Manager uses the Eclipse infrastructure (www.eclipse.org)
to save credentials in a file called a key ring file. While the contents
of the key ring file are encrypted, you can provide an additional
level of security by specifying a password to open the key ring file.
For additional information on key ring files, refer to the
Eclipse
workbench user's guide available from www.eclipse.org.
Procedure
To access authenticated repositories in silent mode,
complete the following steps:
- Start Installation Manager in the user interface (UI) mode
and specify the following command-line parameters: -keyring <file>
-password <password>. For example, IBMIM
-keyring c:\my_directory\im.keyring
- When you use Installation Manager in UI mode and access
a protected repository, a window opens so that you can enter the credentials.
Enter the correct credentials and then save them. Ensure that the Save
password check box is selected. The credentials
are saved into the specified key ring file.
- Use the -keyring <file> -password <password> command
line parameter when starting Installation Manager in silent mode.
During silent install, the credentials for the protected repository
are retrieved from the key ring file specified in the command line.
For example:
- On Windows: imcl.exe
input response_file_path_and_name -keyring key_ring_file_path_and_name -password password -acceptLicense