Running the Composite Platform Installation Tool silently

If you choose to run the Composite Platform Installation Tool silently, you must specify the appropriate values in the silent input text file. When you run the command and specify the silent input text file, the tool runs the installation and configuration automatically.

To run the Composite Platform Installation Tool silently:

1. Log on to the server, as appropriate for your operating system:

   Option	Description
   AIX or Linux	Log on as root.
   Windows	Log on as a member of the local Administrators group.

2. Navigate to the Composite Platform Installation Tool software.
3. 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.
   1. If the CDroot/cpit.properties file is on a CD or DVD device, copy the file to a local file system.
   2. Open the CDroot/cpit.properties file on the local file system, and change the LICENSE_ACCEPTED_# parameter to TRUE for each software component.
   3. Save and close the file.
4. If the cpit_silent_install.txt file is on a CD or DVD device, copy the file to a local file system.
5. Edit the cpit_silent_install.txt file on the local file system with the values for your installation:
   1. Open cpit_silent_install.txt for editing.
   2. In the file, set LICENSE_ACCEPTED=TRUE.
   3. Set USER_SELECTED_FOLDER to the full path for the download directory you created, for example, /download_path/Platform_Downloads.
   4. Save and close the file.
   5. Set USER_DEFINED_ADMIN_PASSWORD_1 to a password of your choice. Confirm USER_DEFINED_ADMIN_PASSWORD_1 by setting USER_DEFINED_ADMIN_PASSWORD_2 to the same value. Leave both blank to use default password.
6. Run the installation tool:

   Option	Description
   AIX	5.2.1-CPIT-AIX.bin -i silent -f /path_to_file/cpit_silent_install.txt
   Linux	5.2.1-CPIT-LINUX.bin -i silent -f /path_to_file/cpit_silent_install.txt
   Windows	5.2.1-CPIT-WIN.EXE -i silent -f path_to_file\cpit_silent_install.txt

   The installation processes can take approximately two to three hours. You can ignore or close any component administrative tools that display during the installation.
7. 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