Installing the product across the enterprise

Use the IM_run_silent_install script to install IBM® InfoSphere® Data Architect across your enterprise.

Before you begin

A copy of the product package must be shared on your network in the enterprise. For example, if you download the product from the internet, you must extract the compressed files to a shared network drive so that all the computers can access the installation files.

About this task

Use this task to silently install the product on computers in your enterprise with the scripts.

If you prefer to use the installation wizard, you can download a supported version of IBM Installation Manager at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27025142 and then install it on each computer in the enterprise. For the versions of Installation Manager that are supported by IBM InfoSphere Data Architect, see Hardware and software requirements for IBM InfoSphere Data Architect.

To install the product with Installation Manager, you must add a repository in Installation Manager to specify the location of the shared directory on your network where you store a copy of the product package. For information on how to add a repository, see Specifying the repository.

Procedure

To silently install the product across the enterprise with the scripts:

  1. Optional: Edit the IM_run_silent_install script 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, 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 installation response file with Installation Manager or update the sample response files in the product_package/enterpriseDeployment/sampleResponseFiles directory. For information about generating a response file, see Creating a response file manually.
    Important: The directories and settings that you specify in the response files are used for all of the computers that you deploy the installation to.
  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 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 script
    2. Open a command prompt.
    3. Change the directory to the IBM Installation Manager installation directory.
    4. Run the IM_run_silent_install 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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