You can install IBM® Business Process Manager silently
using the command line. With this method, you need to run only one
command to perform the installation.
Before you begin
If you do not have the prerequisite base products necessary for
IBM Business Process Manager Standard installation, you must install them as
part of the silent installation. The required base products are:
- IBM Installation
Manager. If you are installing
IBM Business Process Manager in group mode, you must use an
instance of IBM Installation
Manager that is installed in
group mode. For more information, see the Installation Manager information center topic Administrator, nonadministrator, and group mode.
- WebSphere® Application
Server Network Deployment, including the
ejbdeploy and thinclient features.
When you install the product, also install any available cumulative fixes or fix packs by
adding the repository where you downloaded the fix.
If
you are installing from downloaded images from Passport Advantage,
ensure that you downloaded both required disk images for your operating
system. If you are installing from the DVD images, obtain the compressed
files from the DVDs. In both cases, extract all of the files from
the compressed files to the same location on your hard disk. Overwrite
directories, if prompted.
About this task
During the silent
installation, the following tasks are peformed:
- Installation Manager is installed or updated to the appropriate
level.
- The required base products and IBM Business Process Manager Standard are
installed.
Only
one IBM Installation Manager is required to install multiple instances
of IBM Business Process Manager.
Procedure
- Optional: Run the following
command to generate encrypted passwords using IBM Installation Manager
to securely connect to DB2 and the administrative console.
extract_directory/IM64/tools/imutilsc -silent -nosplash encryptString password_to_encrypt
Note: If
you already have 32-bit Installation Manager installed, you can run
the command from the extract_directory/IM/tools directory.
- Read and accept the license terms before
installing. Adding -acceptLicense to the command
line means that you accept all licenses.
- Run the following command:
extract_directory/IM64/tools/imcl install list_of_package_IDs -acceptLicense -installationDirectory location -repositories repository -showVerboseProgress -log logName.log
Note: If you already have 32-bit Installation Manager installed, you can run the command from the
extract_directory/IM/tools directory.
where:
Running this command installs the product
with the default features. To install specific features or make other
changes, see the reference link for the command-line arguments for
imcl.
Results
Installation
Manager installs the list of products and writes a log file to the
directory that you specified. The log file is empty if there are no
errors or warnings.
Example
The following example installs
IBM Business Process Manager Standard and
WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment on AIX.
Tip: If you copy the
example, make sure there are no line
breaks.
imcl install com.ibm.bpm.STD.v85,StandardProcessCenter com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85,core.feature,ejbdeploy,thinclient,embeddablecontainer,samples,com.ibm.sdk.6_64bit -acceptLicense -installationDirectory /opt/IBM/BPM85 -repositories /usr/tmp/BPM/repository/repos_64bit -showVerboseProgress -log silentinstall.log
The following example installs
IBM Business Process Manager Standard, a cumulative fix from another
directory, and
WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment on AIX.
Tip: If you copy the example, make sure there are no line
breaks.
imcl install com.ibm.bpm.STD.v85,StandardProcessCenter com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85,core.feature,ejbdeploy,thinclient,embeddablecontainer,samples,com.ibm.sdk.6_64bit -acceptLicense -installationDirectory /opt/IBM/BPM85 -repositories /usr/tmp/BPM/repository/repos_64bit,/usr/tmp/BPMCF -showVerboseProgress -log silentinstall.log
What to do next
After you install
IBM BPM, you
must configure the product by creating profiles, setting up database
tables, and configuring the network deployment environment. To do
these configuration tasks in one step, use the
BPMConfig command.
Alternatively, you can do each configuration step separately using
the Profile Management Tool, if it is supported on your operating
system, and the Deployment Environment wizard.
Important: If
you are migrating business data and applications from a previous version,
use the configuration instructions in the Migrating to IBM Business
Process Manager section.