Agent installation parameters

This section lists and describes the parameters used when running a twsinst script to install the fault-tolerant or dynamic agent.

To see some sample agent installation scenarios see Example installations and Dynamic agent gateway installation examples.

-acceptlicense yes|no

Specify whether or not to accept the License Agreement.

-addjruntime true|false

Adds the Java™ run time to run job types with advanced options, both those types supplied with the product and the additional types implemented through the custom plug-ins. Valid values are true and false. The default for a fresh installation is true.

If you decided not to install Java run time at installation time, you can still add this feature at a later time as it is described in Adding a feature.

-agent dynamic|fta|both

The type of agent that you want to install. Valid values are:

dynamic

To install a Tivoli® Workload Scheduler dynamic agent. Use this value with the -tdwbhostname host_name and the -tdwbport tdwbport_number parameters.

fta

To install a Tivoli Workload Scheduler fault-tolerant agent.

both

To install the dynamic agent that is used with the -tdwbhostname host_name and the -tdwbport tdwbport_number parameters, and a fault-tolerant agent.

The default is dynamic.

-company company_name

The name of the company. The company name cannot contain blank characters. The name is shown in program headers and reports. If not specified, the default name is COMPANY.

-create_link

UNIX systems only. Create the symlink between /usr/bin/at and <install_dir>/TWS/bin/at. For more information, see Table 1.

-displayname

The name to assign to the agent. The default is the host name of this computer.

-domain user_domain

Windows systems only. The domain name of the Tivoli Workload Scheduler user. The default is the name of the workstation on which you are installing the product.

-gateway local|remote|none

Specifies whether to configure a gateway to communicate with the dynamic workload broker or not, and how it is configured. Specify local if the gateway is local to the dynamic agent workstation. Specify remote if the dynamic agent will communicate through a gateway installed on a different dynamic agent workstation from the dynamic agent being installed. The default value is none, no gateway is configured.

-gwid gateway_id

The unique identifier for the gateway. This parameter is required when you specify -gateway local. The default gateway identifier assigned is GW1. The gateway identifier must start with either an alphabetic character or an underscore character (_), and it can contain only the following types of characters: alphabetic, numeric, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

Gateways can also work in parallel to mutually take over in routing communications to the agents connected to them. To enable gateways to work in parallel, all gateways must have the same gateway_id assigned. This information is stored in the JobManagerGW.ini file, by setting the JobManagerGWURIs property.

-hostname host_name

The fully qualified host name or IP address on which the agent is contacted by the dynamic workload broker. The default is the host name of this computer.

-inst_dir installation_dir

The directory of the Tivoli Workload Scheduler installation. Always specify an absolute path.

On Windows operating systems:

If you do not manually specify a path, the path is set to %ProgramFiles%\IBM\TWA_<TWS_USER>, where <TWS_USER> is the user for which you are installing the Tivoli Workload Scheduler that you specify in the -uname option.

On UNIX and Linux operating systems:

If you specify a path that contains blanks, enclose it in double quotation marks. If you do not manually specify a path, the path is set to /opt/IBM/TWA_<TWS_USER>, where <TWS_USER> is the user for which you are installing the Tivoli Workload Scheduler that you specify in the -uname option.

Note: The Tivoli Workload Scheduler user that you specify in the -uname username parameter, must have read and run privileges for the installation_dir installation path; otherwise the installation fails.

-jmport port_number

The JobManager port number used by the dynamic workload broker to connect to the Tivoli Workload Scheduler dynamic agent. The default value is 31114. The valid range is from 1 to 65535.

-jmportssl true|false

The JobManager port used by the dynamic workload broker to connect to the Tivoli Workload Scheduler dynamic agent. The port value is the value of the ssl_port parameter in the ita.ini file if -jmportssl is set to true. If set to false, it corresponds to the value of the tcp_port parameter in the ita.ini file. The ita.ini file is located in ITA\cpa\ita on Windows systems and ITA/cpa/ita on UNIX, Linux, and IBM i systems.

Set the value to "true" if - gateway is set to local.

For communication using SSL or HTTPS

Set jmportssl = true. To communicate with the dynamic workload broker, it is recommended that you set the value to true. In this case, the port specified in jmport communicates in HTTPS.

For communication without using SSL or through HTTP

Set jmportssl = false. In this case the port specified in jmport communicates in HTTP.

-lang lang_id

The language in which the twsinst messages are displayed. If not specified, the system LANG is used. If the related catalog is missing, the default C language catalog is used. If neither -lang nor LANG are used, the default codepage is set to SBCS. For a list of valid values for these variables, see the following table:

Table 1. Valid values for -lang and LANG parameter

Language	Value
Brazilian portuguese	pt_BR
Chinese (traditional and simplified)	zh_CN, zh_TW
English	en
French	fr
German	de
Italian	it
Japanese	ja
Korean	ko
Russian	ru
Spanish	es

Note: This is the language in which the installation log is recorded and not the language of the installed engine instance. twsinst installs all languages as default.

-master workstation

The workstation name of the master domain manager. This name cannot exceed 16 characters, cannot contain spaces, and cannot be the same as the workstation name that you entered in the thiscpu parameter. If not specified, the default value is MASTER.

-new

A fresh installation of the agent. Installs an agent and all supported language packs.

-password user_password

Windows systems only. The password of the user for which you are installing Tivoli Workload Scheduler.

-port port_number

The TCP/IP port number used by the Netman process to listen for communication from the master. The default value is 31111. The valid range is from 1 to 65535. This port number is registered in the localopts file. For each installation you must specify a different number.

-reset_perm

UNIX and IBM i systems only. Reset the permission of the libraries in the /usr/Tivoli directory.

-skip_usercheck

Enable this option if the authentication process within your organization is not standard, thereby disabling the default authentication option.

On Windows systems if you specify this parameter, the program does not create the user you specified in the -uname username parameter. If you specify this parameter you must create the user manually before running the script.

On UNIX and Linux systems if you specify this parameter, the program skips the check of the user in the /etc/passwd file or the check you perform using the su command.

-stoponcheckprereq

Stop the installation whenever a problem occurs during the prerequisite check. For more information on the prerequisite check, see Scanning system prerequisites for Tivoli Workload Scheduler.

-tdwbhostname host_name

The fully qualified host name of the dynamic workload broker. It is used together with the -agent parameter set to either dynamic or both and the -tdwbport tdwbport_number parameter. It is necessary to install the dynamic agent. If not specified, you cannot run your workload dynamically and this parameter assumes the localhost default value. This value is registered in the ResourceAdvisorUrl property in the JobManager.ini file.

If -gateway local or remote is specified, then this is the host name of the dynamic agent workstation where the gateway resides and to which the agent connects. This information is stored in the JobManager.ini file.

-tdwbport tdwbport_number

The HTTP or HTTPS transport port number of the dynamic workload broker. It is used together with the -agent parameter set to either dynamic or both and the -tdwbhostname host_name parameter. It is required if you install the dynamic agent so that the agent can connect to the dynamic workload broker. This number is registered in the ResourceAdvisorUrl property in the JobManager.ini file. The default value is 31116. For each installation you must specify a different port number. The valid range is from 0 to 65535. If you specify 0 or do not specify this parameter, you cannot run workload dynamically. Do not specify 0 if the -agent value is dynamic or both. The default is "0" for an upgrade, which means that this connection is not configured, otherwise, specify 31116 for a fresh installation.

If -gatewayremote is specified, then this is the HTTP or HTTPS port number of the dynamic agent workstation where the gateway resides and to which the agent connects. If you are performing a fresh installation, then the value to use is 31114. This information is stored in the JobManager.ini file.

-thiscpu workstation

The name of the Tivoli Workload Scheduler workstation of this installation. The name cannot exceed 16 characters, cannot contain spaces, and cannot be the same as the workstation name of the master domain manager. This name is registered in the localopts file. If not specified, the default value is the host name of the workstation.

-u

Displays command usage information and exits.

-uname username

The name of the user for which Tivoli Workload Scheduler agent is being installed. This user name is not to be confused with the user performing the installation logged on as root on UNIX and Linux systems and as administrator on Windows systems. The user name cannot contain periods (.).

On UNIX and Linux systems, for a new installation, this user account must be created manually before running the installation. Create a user with a home directory. Tivoli Workload Scheduler is installed by default under the home directory of the specified user.

-work_dir working_dir

The temporary directory used by the program to deploy the installation process files.

On Windows operating systems:

If you specify a path that contains blanks, enclose it in double quotation marks. If you do not manually specify a path, the path is set to %temp%\TWA\tws92, where %temp% is the temporary directory of the operating system.

On UNIX and Linux operating systems:

The path cannot contain blanks. If you do not manually specify a path, the path is set to /tmp/TWA/tws92.

-v

Displays the command version and exits.