Installing the Web Server Plug-ins using the command line

You can install the Web Server Plug-ins using the Installation Manager command line.

Before you begin

Restriction:

The target directory for the plug-in must be an empty directory and cannot be installed in a subdirectory of the IBM HTTP Server target directory.

Important: Before installing the product, you must read the license agreement that you can find with the product files. Signify your acceptance of the license agreement by specifying -acceptLicense in the command.

Install Installation Manager on each of the systems onto which you want to install the product.

If you want to use the Installation Manager that is included with this product, perform the following actions:
1. Obtain the necessary files.
  There are three basic options for obtaining and installing Installation Manager and the product.
  - Access the physical media, and use local installation
    You can access the product repositories on the product media.
    
    Install Installation Manager on your system.
    You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage® site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM® Installation Manager download website.
    
    Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.
  - Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation
    Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
    
    Download the files from the Passport Advantage site.
    Tip: See How to download WebSphere® Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
    
    Install Installation Manager on your system.
    You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.
    
    Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.
  - Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
    If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can install the product from the web-based repositories.
    
    Install Installation Manager on your system.
    You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.
    
    Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at
    https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85
    Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must specify for the value of the -repositories parameter so that the imcl command can access the files in this repository to install the product.
    Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.
  Notes:
  - If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
  - With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. You can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. You can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager documentation.
2. Change to the location containing the Installation Manager installation files, and run one of the following commands:
  Administrative installation:
  - installc.exe -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
  - ./installc -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
  Non-administrative installation:
  - userinstc.exe -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
  - ./userinstc -acceptLicense -log log_file_path_and_name
  Group-mode installation:
  ./groupinstc -acceptLicense -dataLocation application_data_location -log log_file_path_and_name -installationDirectory Installation_Manager_home
  Notes on group mode:
  
  Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.
  
  Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems.
  
  If you do not install Installation Manager using group mode, you will not be able to use group mode to manage any of the products that you install later using this Installation Manager.
  
  Make sure that you change the installation location from the default location in the current user's home directory to a location that is accessible by all users in the group.
  
  Set up your groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager documentation before installing in group mode.
If you already have Installation Manager Version 1.5.2 or later installed on your system and you want to use it to install and maintain the product, obtain the necessary product files.
There are three basic options for installing the product.
- Access the physical media, and use local installation
  You can access the product repositories on the product media. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.
- Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation
  Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
  1. Download the product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
    Tip: See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
  2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.
- Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation
  If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at
```
https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85 
```
  Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must specify for the value of the -repositories parameter so that the imcl command can access the files in this repository to install the product.
  Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.
Notes:
- If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
- With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. You can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. You can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

Procedure

Optional: If the repository requires a username and password, create a keyring file to access this repository.
Tip: When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL that is specified.

Supported configurations:
Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that were used to access credentials in a key ring file are deprecated. For Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file.

In Version 1.7, the format of the secure storage file is revised, and is no longer compatible with versions of Installation Manager before version 1.7. Update Installation Manager to version 1.7 or higher and then re-create and replace any secure storage files that you created with earlier versions.

There is no migration path from key ring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a key ring file. For more information about using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.
Log on to your system.
Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.

Verify that the product repository is available.

imcl.exe listAvailablePackages -repositories path_to_repository

./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories path_to_repository

You should see one or more levels of the offering.

Use the imcl command to install the offering.
```
imcl.exe install com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85_offering_version
  -repositories source_repository 
  -installationDirectory installation_directory
  -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory
  -accessRights access_mode
  -preferences preference_key=value
  -properties property_key=value
  -keyring keyring_file -password password
  -acceptLicense
```
```
./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85_offering_version
  -repositories source_repository 
  -installationDirectory installation_directory
  -sharedResourcesDirectory shared_directory
  -accessRights access_mode
  -preferences preference_key=value
  -properties property_key=value
  -keyring keyring_file -password password
  -acceptLicense
```
Tips:
- The offering_version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (8.5.0.20110503_0200 for example).
  - If offering_version is not specified, the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.
  - If offering_version is specified, the specified version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.
  The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command against the repository:
  imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
- You can also specify none, recommended or all with the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim fixes you want installed with the offering.
  - If the offering version is not specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.
  - If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none.
- The relevant terms and conditions, notices, and other information are provided in the license-agreement files in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory of the installation image or repository for this product.
- The -accessRights parameter is not required if you previously specified the mode in which to install Installation Manager.
- The program might write important post-installation instructions to standard output.
For more information on using the imcl command to install the product, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.