You can make the package available in different ways, including burning a CD or placing the package in a shared directory on a file server. Typically, the package contains the Tivoli Storage Manager code distribution files, a batch file for silent install, a previously generated response file, and a macro file for configuration.
First you will need to choose a location for the package. If you will be burning a CD, it is convenient to use a staging directory. If you place the package on a file server, you may want to use a staging directory, or you may want to build the package directly on the file server. The following example uses d:\tsmpkg as a staging directory. The staging directory must have approximately 230MB of free space to hold the package. You can run the following commands to create the package:
mkdir d:\tsmpkg --Create a staging directory for the --silent install package cd /d d:\tsmpkg --Go to the staging directory xcopy g:\*.* . /s --Copy the TSM CD distribution files --to the staging directory copy c:\SETUP.BAT --Replace the existing SETUP.BAT with --the one edited in the previous step copy c:\ADSMCFG.MAC --Copy the TSM configuration macro into --the silent install package directory Copy c:\winnt\setup.iss server --Copy the previously generated response --file to the server subdirectory
At this point you should test the silent install. When testing is complete, you can place the package on a CD, or you can make it available from a shared directory.
If a package is available on CD or from a shared directory, you can run on another machine. Allow enough time for the unattended setup to complete. No visual cues exist to inform you when the installation has finished, although you could add this in the batch file.
If you enable autostart, the silent install begins as soon as the CD is inserted into the drive. If you do not enable autostart, run the silent install by running the setup.bat file from the root of the CD.
cd /d g:\ setup
If the package is in a shared directory called tsmpkg and is located at \\machine1\d$,
net use x \\machine1\d$
cd /d x:\tsmpkg setup
After the installation has run, you can check the setup.log file in the directory where the silent install was started. You can also check the file, as noted in the sample batch file, in the location specified by the -f2 switch in the batch file. You should do this if you are running from a CD because the log file will not be written to the CD. Check the log file to see if the installation had any errors. See Silent Installation Log File Return Codes for details.