Installing the product across the enterprise

Use the IM_response_install.bat and IM_run_silent_install.bat scripts to install IBM InfoSphere Data Architect across your enterprise.

Procedure

To install the product across the enterprise:

  1. Optional: Edit the IM_response_install.bat and IM_run_silent_install.bat scripts to change the default parameters for:
    • The location and file names for the generated log and response files.
    • The location to store data for the simulated installation.
    • The location of IBM Installation Manager, Version 1.4.3, if it is not installed into the default installation directory. On Windows, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager.
    • The location of the installation files for the product. For example, if the installation files are on a DVD that is in a drive that is mapped to D:, the location is D:\.

    If you edit these parameters, you must also change them in the corresponding script files for update or uninstallation if you use the script files to do an update or uninstallation.

  2. Generate the silent installation response file.
    1. Open a command prompt and run the IM_response_install.bat script. For example, on Windows, the default Installation Manager installation directory is Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse. IBM® Installation Manager starts.
    2. On the Select Packages page, look in the window title to verify that recording is taking place, ensure that the packages that you want to install are selected, and click Next.
    3. Complete the remaining pages of the wizard. Remember the following things when you make your selections:
      • The directories and settings that you select in the wizard will be used for all of the computers that you run the response file on.
      • If you choose to install the product into an existing version of Eclipse, this setting must be valid on all computers that you will deploy the installation on.
        Important: Use this option only if you are experienced with Eclipse and are sure that the existing Eclipse IDEs on the computers on which you plan to deploy the installation are compatible with the Eclipse IDE that IBM InfoSphere Data Architect requires.
    4. Close the IBM Installation Manager window to save the response file.
  3. On the base computer, run the silent installation with the silent response file.
    1. Open a command prompt, change to the media root directory, and run the IM_run_silent_install.bat script.

      When the silent installation is complete, press any key to return to the command prompt line. When you click All Programs, short cuts appear for the product.

    2. Check the log file for errors. The installation log file, log_install.xml, is in the IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE directory.
  4. Run the silent installation on all the other computers in your enterprise on which you want to install IBM InfoSphere Data Architect.
    1. Copy the following folder and files to the target computers:
      • IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE folder
      • IDA_SILENT_FILES/response_install.xml file
      • IM_run_silent_install.bat script
    2. Open a command prompt.
    3. Change the directory to the IBM Installation Manager installation directory.
    4. Run the IM_run_silent_install.bat script.

Results

IBM Installation Manager and IBM InfoSphere Data Architect are installed on the computers to which you transmitted and ran the installation script.

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