To create a response file, start the setup program with the -r switch (record steps) and then install Tivoli Storage Manager. The result is recorded in the response file, which is a plain text file that consists of sections containing data entries. The format of a response file resembles that of an .ini file, but a response file has an .iss extension. To create the setup.iss file:
Note: | Do not allow the CD to autostart. If the CD autostarts, click Cancel in the Welcome dialog, then click Exit Setup in the Exit Setup dialog. |
g:\server\setup.exe -r
The first installation dialog appears.
Note: | The examples shown here assume that you have an installation CD. You can also use TSM PTF maintenance packages available at the TSM web site. The CD and maintenance packages are in slightly different formats. For example, no autorun files are in the web package. You would need to slightly adjust the paths used in the included examples to create a silent install package that uses a PTF. |
Note: | The response files are very specific. Ensure that you do an install
exactly as you would on the machine that will run the package. For
example, the TSM setup program detects previous installations, and it will
proceed through a different sets of panels for upgrades and first time
installations. Therefore, to create a package for first time
installations, ensure that you perform a first time installation using the -r
switch. To create a package to perform upgrades, ensure that you
perform an upgrade using the -r switch.
Products like Tivoli or SMS allow greater flexibility in remote installation and configurations. |