Mass deployment enables you to install and manage
Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows on
one system and then replicate the installation of
Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows to
other systems in the enterprise.
In a Windows® environment,
you can generate and use response files to install, update, or uninstall Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows on
multiple Windows systems
under silent mode. Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows provides
batch scripts that you can use to create the packages that you need
to implement a mass deployment solution.
These batch scripts are included on the
Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows product
DVD, in the massDeployment directory, which enable to do these tasks:
- Change the default parameters that are used for the mass deployment
of an install, update, or uninstall. You can update the script files
to change:
- The location and file names of the generated log and response
files
- The location to store the data of the simulated install, update,
or uninstall operations
- The location of the Installation Manager installation
- The location of the Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows installation
- Mass deploy the installation of Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windowsby
completing these steps:
- Run the IM_prepare silent_install.bat script to generate a silent
install response file.
- Run the IM_run silent_install.bat script to run a silent install.
- Run the IM_run silent_install.bat script on other machines with
Windows operating systems.
- Mass deploy an update of Optim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows by
completing these steps:
- Run the IM_prepare silent_update.bat script to generate a silent
install response file.
- Run the IM_run silent_update.bat script to run a silent install.
- Run the IM_run silent_update.bat script on other machines with
Windows operating systems.
- Mass deploy an uninstall ofOptim
Database Administrator for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows by
completing these steps:
- Run the IM_prepare silent_uninstall.bat script to generate a silent
install response file.
- Run the IM_run silent_uninstall.bat script to run a silent install.
- Run the IM_run silent_uninstall.bat script on other machines with
Windows operating systems.
For complete details on using the batch files, see the directions
that are in on the product DVD in the massDeployment directory.
The Installation Manager information
center also contains articles that will help you install your product
in an enterprise environment. Visit the information center for Installation
Manager 1.3 at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/install/v1r2/index.jsp.