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

Ensure you review the Prerequisites for enterprise deployment.

About this task

Use this task to silently install the product on computers in your enterprise with the scripts. You use the IM_run_silent_install script to silently install the product on the base computer with IBM® Installation Manager and a response file. Then you can reuse the script and response file to silently install and replicate the product installation on the other computers in your enterprise.

Procedure

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

  1. 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. For example, 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:\.
    Important: If you edit these parameters, you must also change them in the other scripts so that those scripts are able to update and uninstall the product.
  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.
    Remember: The directories and settings that you specify in the response files are used for all of the other computers.
  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, shortcuts 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.
    The IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE and IDA_SILENT_FILES directories were created and contain copies of the files you need to replicate the product installation on the other computers.
  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 InfoSphere Data Architect is installed on the computers to which you transmitted and ran the installation script.

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