You can install IBM® Installation Manager and IBM Rational® Functional Tester silently.
When you run Installation Manager in silent mode, the user interface
is not available; instead, a response file provides the commands and
the values that are required to install the product package.
Procedure
- Create a response file. A response file is an XML file
that contains data that is required to complete installation operations
silently. A response file contains information such as silent installation
preferences, repository locations, and installation profiles. For
information, see the Installation
Manager Information
Center.
- Create a key ring file. The key ring file is encrypted.
You can silently install from an authenticated repository; however,
authenticated repositories must have the appropriate credentials for
access. Installation
Manager uses
the Eclipse infrastructure to save credentials in a file called a
key ring file. For information, see the Installation
Manager Information
Center.
- Create a batch file or a shell script file depending on
the environment you work in:
- For Microsoft® Windows®:
@echo Batch file for installing IBM Installation Manager 1.4.1 and IBM Rational Functional Tester versions 8.2 silently on Microsoft Windows operating system
@echo Create a response file and key ring file before installing Rational Functional Tester
@echo off
REM - Create a folder and extract Installation Manager to that folder.
CD C:\agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.1000.20100802_1456
REM - Install the Installation Manager silently
installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
REM - Use the response file and key ring file in below command
install -keyring <key ring path > -password <password for key ring file> --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -silent -input <response file path> -log <log file path>
- For Linux®
@echo Shell script file for installing IBM Installation Manager 1.4.1 and IBM Rational Functional Tester versions 8.2 silently on Linux operating system
@echo Create a response file and key ring file before installing Rational Functional Tester
@echo off
REM - Create a folder and extract Installation Manager to that folder.
CD /root/agent.installer.linux.gtk.x86_1.4.1000.20100810_1125.zip
REM - Install the Installation Manager silently
install --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
REM - Use the response file and key ring file in below command
install -keyring <key ring path > -password <password for key ring file> --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -silent -input <response file path> -log <log file path>
- Installation
Manager and Rational Functional Tester are
installed silently.