Enterprise deployment allows you to install IBM® InfoSphere® Data Architect on
one computer (the base computer) and then easily replicate the installation
to other computers in your enterprise.
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect provides
enterprise deployment scripts that you can use to install the product
on the other computers in your enterprise. Optionally, users can download
and install IBM Installation Manager on
their computers to then access and install the product from the shared
directory on your network. You can download a supported version of IBM Installation Manager at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27025142. For the versions of Installation Manager that
are supported by IBM InfoSphere Data Architect, see Hardware and software requirements for IBM InfoSphere Data Architect.
For more information, including more enterprise deployment options,
see the IBM Installation Manager Information
Center at http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/install/v1r6/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.im.articles.doc/topics/SCRIPTING_IM.htm.
The following scripts require
IBM Installation Manager and
are included with
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect in
the
enterpriseDeployment directory.
Table 1. Script files in the enterpriseDeployment directory
for InfoSphere Data ArchitectScript |
Description |
IM_run_silent_install.bat |
For Windows operating systems:
To be run on the base computer to execute the response files, and
then to be moved and run on the other systems. |
IM_run_silent_lak.bat |
IM_run_silent_modify.bat |
IM_run_silent_uninstall.bat |
IM_run_silent_install.sh |
For Linux operating systems: To
be run on the base computer to execute the response files, and then
to be moved and run on the other systems. |
IM_run_silent_lak.sh |
IM_run_silent_modify.sh |
IM_run_silent_uninstall.sh |
These two directories are created during the process of running
these scripts:
- IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE.
Stores the data from the simulated install, modify, or uninstall action.
This data is required because the generation of response files is
set to be in simulation mode (-skipInstall). You
can change this option; however, the overall preparation time becomes
much longer.
- IDA_SILENT_FILES.
Stores the response files and logs that are created when the scripts
are run. Response and log files are in xml format.
In general, you use the scripts to run the silent action on the
base computer. Then, you run the script for the silent action on other
computers. For example, to use the scripts to deploy the installation
of
IBM Installation Manager and
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect across
your enterprise, you would:
- Download the product packages.
- Extract the compressed files into a shared directory that all
the computers can access.
- Optional: Update the installation scripts to change any default
parameters.
- Create a response file or update the sample response files in
the product_package/enterpriseDeployment/sampleResponseFiles directory
in the product package.
- Run the script for a silent installation on the base computer.
- Run the script for the silent installation on other computers
to replicate installation.