Installing the product using a response file

Use the Installation Manager with a response file to install WebSphere® eXtreme Scale product offerings.

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 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 operation is unsupported. Use a clean writable location, and reuse that location for future recording sessions.

3. Add the appropriate repositories to your Installation Manager preferences.
   1. In the top menu, click File > Preferences
   2. Select Repositories
   3. Perform the following actions for each repository:
      1. Click Add Repository.
      3. 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/WXS_85_repository

         • Local repositories:
           • C:\repositories\wxs85\local-repositories
           • /var/repositories/wxs85/local-repositories
      4. Click OK.
      5. Click Apply.
      6. 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.

4. Select one the following product offerings and the appropriate version:
   • WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client in a stand-alone environment
   • WebSphere eXtreme Scale in a stand-alone environment
   • WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server
   • WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server

   If you already have the product installed on your system, a message indicates that the product is already installed. To create another installation of the product in another location, click Continue.

   Tip: If Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Installation Manager Repository preference page and you are connected to the Internet, you can click Check for Other Versions and Extensions. By doing so, you can search for updates in the default update repositories for the selected packages. In this case, you do not need to add the specific service-repository URL to the Installation Manager Repository preference page.
5. Select the fixes to install.

   Any recommended fixes are selected by default.

   If there are recommended fixes, you can select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.

6. Click Next.
7. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
8. Specify the installation root directory for the product.
   The panel also specifies the shared resources directory and disk-space information.

   Note: The first time that you install a package using Installation Manager, specify the shared resources directory. The shared resources directory is where installation artifacts are located that can be used by one or more package groups. Use your largest drive for this installation. You cannot change the directory location until after you uninstall all packages.

   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.

   • The maximum path length on the Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems is 60 characters.
9. Click Next.
10. Select the features that you want to install.
    • Client

      Available as a required feature if you install either WebSphere eXtreme Scale in a stand-alone environment or WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server product offerings. The client must be installed for these product offerings.

    • Server

      Available if you to install either WebSphere eXtreme Scale in a stand-alone environment or WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server. You can choose not to install the server for these product offerings.

    • Console

      Available for all WebSphere eXtreme Scale product offerings. You can choose to install the monitoring console. With the web console, you can chart current and historical statistics. This console provides some charts for high-level overviews, and has a custom reports page that you can use to build charts from the available statistics. You can use the charting capabilities in the monitoring console of WebSphere eXtreme Scale to view the overall performance of the data grids in your environment.

    • Samples

      Available for all WebSphere eXtreme Scale product offerings.

11. Click Next.
12. Review the summary information, and click Install.
    • If the installation is successful, the program gives you a message to indicate that installation is successful.
      Note: The program might also specify important post-installation instructions as well.
    • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
13. Click Finish.
14. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.