You can use the silent installation feature of IBM® Installation Manager to install Rational® Adapter for HP ALM
unattended. To do so, you must edit a provided response file such
that it contains the commands and inputs that you want for your software
installation or you can create a response file by recording your actions
in IBM Installation Manager.
Before you begin
Complete these tasks before you install the adapter software:
.
About this task
The response file is an XML document used when you run a
silent installation. You can edit the provided response file to match
your installation preferences or you can create a response file by
recording your actions in IBM Installation
Manager. For more information about recording a response file, see
Recording a response file with Installation Manager.
Procedure
- Change to one of the following subdirectories
that contains the Installation Manager and response files for your
platform:
Windows: ExtractedDir\HPQM\disk1\InstallerImage_win32.win32.x86
Linux x86: ExtractedDir/HPQM/disk1/InstallerImage_linux.gtk.x86
- Edit the response file. Add one or more of the following
preferences for your installation. Then save the file.
<data key="user.com.ibm.team.install.jfs.appserver.user-override" value="true"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.team.install.jfs.appserver.noappserver.disable" value="true"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.team.install.jfs.appserver.tomcat.disable" value="false"/>
<data key="user.JazzFoundationServer.NoAppServer.WebApps.InstallLocation" value="/opt/IBM/RLIA/HP/server/tomcat/webapps"/>
<data key="user.com.ibm.team.install.prereq.timestamp" value="20130304-0016-17"/>
For more information about response files see, Using response files to install, update, modify,
roll back and uninstall software.
- Use the response file that you just edited, and install
the Rational Adapter for
HP ALM from a command line. Change to the tools directory for the
path shown in 1
Important: The
response file contains an example command-line invocation that uses
the -acceptLicense argument. Before attempting
a command-line installation, review the license agreement that is
included in the /license directory at the top-level
of the media package. Use the -acceptLicense argument
on the command-line to indicate acceptance of this license agreement.
Results
You have installed the adapter software.
What to do next
Measure PVUs by which the adapter is licensed by setting
up PVU licensing for the Rational Adapter
for HP ALM, see
Setting up processor value unit pricing.