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Installing Installation Manager and a Rational product using a UNC path

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Question

How do you install IBM Installation Manager and an IBM Rational product using a UNC path?

Answer

In order for Installation Manager itself to be installed using a UNC path, you must use a relative path to the Installation Manager repository in the response file. This technote contains examples of this activity. Click on the example links to view the details.

These examples are using ClearCase as an product. However, this will work for any product that Installation Manager installs. You can just change the references from ClearCase to the product you want to install.

This technote only explains how to list the repository locations in the response files. For information on how to silently install the product please refer to technote 1393735.


Example 1

You have a share. Within that share you have the product repository and Installation Manager installer repository at the same level as your response file.

    agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0
    ClearCase7.1.1
    cc_im.xml

The response file would have these paths to the repositories:
    <repository location="ClearCase7.1.1\disk1"/>
    <repository location="agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0"/>

Note: Do not use a UNC path. Use relative path to where the Installer kit is in reference to the response file.

A sample install batch file might look like this:
    pushd "\\network_machine\installs\agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0"
    installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input "..\cc_im.xml"


Example 2

You have your response files in a folder called response_file. The folder is at the same level as your products and Installation Manager repositories:

    agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0
    ClearCase7.1.1
    response_file\cc_im.xml

The response file would have these paths to the repositories:
    <repository location="..\ClearCase7.1.1\disk1"/>
    <repository location="..\agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0"/>

Note: In this example, the Installation Manager kit installer and the product repositories are up one level noted by the"..\".

A sample install batch file might look like this:
    pushd "\\network_machine\installs\agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0"
    installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input "..\response_file\cc_im.xml"


Example 3

You have the response file within the disk1 folder of one of the products:

    agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0
    ClearCase7.1.1
    ClearCase7.1.1\disk1\cc_im.xml

The response file would have these paths to the repositories:
    <repository location="diskTag.inf"/>
    <repository location="..\..\agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0"/>

Note: In this example, the Installation Manager installer kit is up two levels from where the response file is. The product install is in the current directory. You just need to give it the diskTag.inf file.

A sample install batch file might look like this:
    pushd "\\network_machine\installs\agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.4.0"
    installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input "..\ClearCase 7.1.1\disk1\cc_im.xml"

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH5A","label":"Rational ClearQuest"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Installation","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.1;7.1.1;7.1.2","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Installation","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB36","label":"IBM Automation"}}]

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Modified date:
29 September 2018

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