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Installation

There are two ways in which the WebSphere Application Server can be installed, using the Graphical User Interface or the command line. The simplest way to install the product is to use an options file and run the installation program in the silent mode. This allows the installation procedure to become part of an automated and scripted process.

There are many options available at installation time. These include the installation location, ability to create different profiles, enable security and install a number of features.

The following command is used to install the product silently:

 
./install.sh -silent -options <FULL PATH TO RESPONSE FILE>
 

Example:

 
./install.sh -silent -options /tmp/response.txt
 

As a minimum the response file needs to contain the following:

 
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"
-OPT installType="installNew"
-OPT feature="noFeature"
-OPT installLocation="/opt/WebSphere/AppServer"
-OPT profileType="none"
 

There are a number of other options that can be used to control the installation of the product. These options and descriptions of their use can be found in the example response files supplied with the product.