Installing CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux s390x › Unattended Install

Unattended Install

To do an unattended InstallAnywhere installation, first build a response file using the InstallAnywhere setup command. The command builds a responses file that is tailored to your installation. You can build one response file and can use it on many systems. You need separate response files only if you want different options for the install on some machines. After the response files have been created, you can run an unattended InstallAnywhere installation using the setup command.

Follow these steps:

1. To create a response file, change to the directory where the XCOM.bin file is located and issue the following command:

   sh XCOM.bin -r <response file path and name>
   

   Example:

   sh XCOM.bin -r /tmp/XCOM.properties
   

   Follow the on-screen instructions in the InstallAnywhere wizard, until you reach the Preinstallation Summary page, and then do one of the following functions:

   • In a GUI mode installation, click Cancel.
   • In a console mode installation, type quit.

   Note:

   • If you do not specify the response file name with a path, the default response file is created with the name installer.properties. The file is located in the same directory as the XCOM.bin file.
   • The installation can be run in different modes, either in console mode or in GUI mode. To perform the installation in GUI mode, set the X-windows properly; otherwise, the console mode is used to do the installation.
2. Change to the directory that contains the response file. For example, XCOM.properties and if needed update it with your installation preferences for the system where the silent installation is run.
3. Use the following command to run an installation in silent mode.

   Note: See the section on How to Specify Unique System ID and System Name Values before issuing the following command.

   sh XCOM.bin -i silent -f <response file path and name>
   

   Example:

   sh XCOM.bin -i silent -f /tmp/XCOM.properties
   

   Important!

   • IBM JRE 1.7 for Linux s390x must be already installed before the XCOM installation. The XCOM installer requires IBM JRE to be available in system PATH.

     Example: JAVA is installed at /opt/ibm/java-s390x-70/jre. Set the PATH variable as follows:

     export PATH=/opt/ibm/java-s390x-70/jre/bin:$PATH
     

   • JAVA related entries appear in the response file under “Choose Java Virtual Machine” section.

     JAVA related entries include JDK_HOME, JAVA_DOT_HOME, JAVA_EXECUTABLE. All these entries are read-only parameters and can only be changed by the installer; therefore, you can ignore these entries.