After you have prepared the download directory, you can
run the Composite Platform Installation Tool interactively. When you
start the installation program and provide the necessary values, the
tool runs the installation automatically.
Before you begin
On AIX® or Linux systems, ensure that the
gunzip program
is available in
/usr/bin before you run the installation
task.
Procedure
To run the Composite Platform Installation Tool interactively:
- Log on to the server, as appropriate for your operating
system:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| AIX, Linux |
Log on as root. |
| Windows |
Log on as a member of the local Administrators group. |
- Navigate to the Composite Platform Installation Tool software.
- Edit the license
agreement values in a text file in the package. This editing step
accepts the license agreements for all the software components that
are installed by the Composite Platform Installation Tool.
- If the CDroot/cpit.properties file is on
a CD or DVD device, copy the file to a local file system.
- Open the CDroot/cpit.properties file
on the local file system, and change the LICENSE_ACCEPTED_# parameter
to TRUE for each software component.
- Save and close the file.
- Run the installation tool that is appropriate for your
operating system:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| AIX |
5.2.1-CPIT-AIX.bin |
| Linux |
5.2.1-CPIT-LINUX.bin |
| Windows |
5.2.1-CPIT-WIN.EXE |
- Accept the license agreement.
- On the Specify Download Directory window,
click Choose to browse to the directory that
contains the downloaded software packages.
- Enter and confirm the Administrator password.
- Review the Preinstallation summary, and click Install to
begin the installation. The installation processes can
take approximately two to three hours. You can ignore or close any
component administrative tools that display during the installation.
(Windows only) During the
installation, you might encounter a security warning for the java.exe.
You can accept this benign error and continue.
- If the installation does not complete, check the following
files:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| AIX |
/opt/IBM/cpit/cpit_install_stderr.txt and /opt/IBM/cpit/cpit_install_stdout.txt |
| Linux |
/opt/IBM/cpit/cpit_install_stderr.txt and /opt/IBM/cpit/cpit_install_stdout.txt |
| Windows |
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\cpit\cpit_install_stderr.txt and C:\Program
Files (x86)\IBM\cpit\cpit_install_stdout.txt |