About this task
Recording a response file does not require the product to
be installed, modified, or uninstalled. You must use the
-skipInstall <agentDataLocation> command-line
argument. Using
-skipInstall is faster because
Installation Manager does not
install or uninstall the product; it only records installation data.
The
<agentDataLocation> must be a writable
directory. For information about command-line arguments, see
IBM Installation Manager command-line arguments
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If you want to record updates or modifications to a product,
record license management, or record uninstalling the product, you
must use the same
<agentDataLocation> in
subsequent recording sessions. The
<agentDataLocation> must
exist before recording a response file.
Note: Installed products
or preferences, including repository settings, that you record when
not using -skipInstall option are not stored
in the <agentDataLocation>.
Attention: To record different response files for the same product,
you must create a separate writable directory for each response file.
The -skipInstall option records additional
upgrades, modifications to the set of installed features or uninstall
for the specific product installation.
You must record a
response file on the same platform that you are installing on. For
example, to install on a Windows machine, you must record the response
file on a Windows machine. You can record a response file on Windows
XP and use the response file on Windows 2003. To install on a Linux
machine, you must record the response file on a Linux machine.
If
you plan to install on multiple platforms, you must have a response
file for each platform. You can download a sample response file for
the different platforms and manually edit the response file. If you
edit a sample response file, you do not need to install Installation
Manager. You can also record a response file for the different platforms.
To record the response files, you must install Installation Manager
on each platform. For example, you install Installation Manager on
a Windows platform and on an AIX platform to create response files
for Windows machines and AIX machines.