Installing the Web Server Plug-ins using response files

You can install the Web Server Plug-ins using Installation Manager response files.

1. Optional: Record a response file to install the Web Server Plug-ins: On one of your systems, perform the following actions to record a response file that will install the Web Server Plug-ins.
   1. From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
   2. Start Installation Manager from the command line using the -record option.
      For example:

      • Administrator or non-administrator:

        IBMIM.exe -skipInstall "C:\temp\imRegistry" 
          -record C:\temp\install_response_file.xml

      • Administrator:

        ./IBMIM -skipInstall /var/temp/imRegistry 
          -record /var/temp/install_response_file.xml

      • Non-administrator:

        ./IBMIM -skipInstall user_home/var/temp/imRegistry 
          -record user_home/var/temp/install_response_file.xml

      Tip: When you record a new response file, you can specify the -skipInstall parameter. Using this parameter has the following benefits:

      • No files are actually installed, and this speeds up the recording.
      • If you use a temporary data location with the -skipInstall parameter, Installation Manager writes the installation registry to the specified data location while recording. When you start Installation Manager again without the -skipInstall parameter, you then can use your response file to install against the real installation registry.

        The -skipInstall operation should not be used on the actual agent data location used by Installation Manager. This is unsupported. Use a clean writable location, and re-use that location for future recording sessions.

   3. Add the appropriate repositories to your Installation Manager preferences.
      1. Click File > Preferences.
      2. Select Repositories.
      3. Perform the following actions for each repository:
         1. Click Add Repository.
         2. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the remote web-based repository or the local directory into which you unpacked the repository files.
            For example:

            • Remote repositories:

              https://downloads.mycorp.com:8080/WAS_85_repository

              or

              https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85 

            • Local repositories:
              • C:\repositories\plugins\local-repositories
              • /var/repositories/plugins/local-repositories
         3. Click OK.
      4. Click Apply.
      5. Click OK.
   4. Click Install.
      Note: If you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you registered with on the program website.

      Installation Manager searches its defined repositories for available packages.

   5. Perform the following actions.
      1. Select Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server and the appropriate version.
         Note: If you are installing the ILAN version of this product, select Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server (ILAN).

         If you already have the Web Server Plug-ins installed on your system, a message displays indicating that the Web Server Plug-ins are already installed. To create another installation of the Web Server Plug-ins in another location, click Continue.

      2. Click Next.
   6. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
   7. Specify the installation root directory for the Web Server Plug-ins binaries, which are also referred to as the core product files or system files.

      The panel also displays the shared resources directory and disk-space information.

      Restrictions:

      • Deleting the default target location and leaving an installation-directory field empty prevents you from continuing.
      • Do not use symbolic links as the destination directory.

        Symbolic links are not supported.

      • Do not use a semicolon in the directory name.

        The Web Server Plug-ins cannot install properly if the target directory includes a semicolon.

        A semicolon is the character used to construct the class path on Windows systems.

      • The maximum path length on the Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems is 60 characters.
   8. Click Next.
   9. If you are installing on a 64-bit system, choose between a 32-bit and 64-bit IBM Runtime Environment for Java and click Next.
      Notes:

      • This option displays only if you are installing on a 64-bit system.
      • You must select one of the two options.
      • You cannot modify this installation later and change this selection.
   10. Review the summary information, and click Install.
       • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.
         Note: The program might also display important post-installation instructions as well.
       • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
   11. Click Finish.
   12. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.
   13. Optional: If you are using an authenticated remote repository, create a keyring file for silent installation.
       1. From a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
       2. Start Installation Manager from the command line using the -record option.
          For example:

          • Administrator or non-administrator:

            IBMIM.exe -skipInstall "C:\temp\imRegistry" 
              -keyring C:\IM\im.keyring 
              -record C:\temp\keyring_response_file.xml

          • Administrator:

            ./IBMIM -skipInstall /var/temp/imRegistry 
              -keyring /var/IM/im.keyring 
              -record /var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml

          • Non-administrator:

            ./IBMIM -skipInstall user_home/var/temp/imRegistry 
              -keyring user_home/var/IM/im.keyring 
              -record user_home/var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml

       3. When a window opens that requests your credentials for the authenticated remote repository, enter the correct credentials and save them.
       4. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

       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.

2. Use the response files to install the Web Server Plug-ins:
   1. Optional: Use the response file to install the keyring: Go to a command line on each of the systems on which you want to install the product, change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager, and install the keyring.
      For example:

      • Administrator or non-administrator:

        imcl.exe -acceptLicense 
          input C:\temp\keyring_response_file.xml 
          -log C:\temp\keyring_log.xml

      • Administrator:

        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input /var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml 
          -log /var/temp/keyring_log.xml

      • Non-administrator:

        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input user_home/var/temp/keyring_response_file.xml 
          -log user_home/var/temp/keyring_log.xml

   2. Use the response file to install the product: Go to a command line on each of the systems on which you want to install the product, change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager, and install the product.
      For example:

      • Administrator or non-administrator:

        imcl.exe -acceptLicense 
          input C:\temp\install_response_file.xml 
          -log C:\temp\install_log.xml 
          -keyring C:\IM\im.keyring

      • Administrator:

        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input /var/temp/install_response_file.xml 
          -log /var/temp/install_log.xml 
          -keyring /var/IM/im.keyring

      • Non-administrator:

        ./imcl -acceptLicense 
          input user_home/var/temp/install_response_file.xml 
          -log user_home/var/temp/install_log.xml 
          -keyring user_home/var/IM/im.keyring

      Notes:

      • 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 program might write important post-installation instructions to standard output.

Example

The following is an example of a response file for installing the Web Server Plug-ins.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean="true" temporary="true">
<server>
<repository location="https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85" /> 
</server>
<install modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85' 
  profile='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' 
  features='core.feature,arch.32bit' installFixes='none'/>
</install>
<profile id='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' 
  installLocation='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins'>
<data key='eclipseLocation' value='C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins'/>
<data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
<data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
</agent-input>

Tip: See Sample response file: Installing the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for an annotated sample of a response file for performing this procedure.

Important: If you are installing on a 64-bit system, you must include one of the options for an IBM Runtime Environment for Java.

• If you want to use the 32-bit IBM Runtime Environment for Java, include jre.6_32bit as a feature in the response file.
  For example:

  <offering profile='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' 
    features='com.ibm.jre.6_32bit' id='com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85'/>

• If you want to use the 64-bit IBM Runtime Environment for Java, include com.ibm.jre.6_64bit as a feature in the response file.
  For example:

  <offering profile='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' 
    features='core.feature,com.ibm.jre.6_64bit' id='com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85'/>

Follow these guidelines:

• Include this feature only if you are installing on a 64-bit system; do not include it if you are installing on a 32-bit system.
• You must include one of the two options if you are installing on a 64-bit system.
• You cannot modify this installation later and change the selection.