Silent installation roadmaps

Typically, silent installations require three main steps: installing IBM® Installation Manager, recording a response file, and then installing the packages silently. When you install in silent mode, the user interface is not available. The response file provides the input for installation.

Two routes are available for completing a silent installation. To find out the route that applies to your installation scenario, see Using Installation Manager or the installer to install packages.

Installation Manager

Use Installation Manager to install packages silently:
  1. Install Installation Manager. See Managing Installation Manager in silent mode.
  2. Record a response file by using Installation Manager, or Create a response file manually.
  3. Create a storage file to store credentials for authenticating repositories, proxies, and response files stored on protected servers. Storage files are only necessary when your installation accesses servers that require authentication. If the servers do not require authentication, then you do not need to create a storage file.
  4. Install a package silently by using a response file. If you stored credentials for a repository in a storage file. See Managing packages silently from authenticated repositories with Installation Manager.

Installation Manager installer

Use the Installation Manager installer to install packages silently:
  1. Record a response file for the package. See Recording a response file with Installation Manager.
  2. Modify the response file to install Installation Manager. See Modifying a response file to install a package and Installation Manager.
  3. Create a storage file to store credentials for authenticating repositories, proxies, and response files stored on protected servers. Storage files are only necessary when your installation accesses servers that require authentication. If the servers do not require authentication, then you do not need to create a storage file.
  4. Install the package and Installation Manager by using the response file. See Installing packages silently by using the installer.