Installing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (silent)

You can install Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus silently. This installation method is useful if you want identical installation configurations on multiple workstations. Silent installation requires a response file that defines the installation configuration.

Before you begin

Take the following actions:
  • Create or record an Installation Manager response file.

    You can specify a local or remote Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus package repository in the response file. You can also specify that Installation Manager downloads the package from IBM® Passport Advantage®. For more information about specifying authenticated repositories in response files, search for the Storing credentials topic in the Installation Manager information center:

    http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSDV2W/im_family_welcome.html

  • Determine which Installation Manager user mode you require. For Installation Option 3, the installation scripts automatically select Installation Manager Administrator mode when they are run by a root user or Nonadministrator mode when run by a non-root user.
  • Read the license agreement. The license agreement can be viewed on the IBM Passport Advantage web site or by using Installation Manager in GUI or console mode.
  • Ensure that the necessary user permissions are in place for your intended installation directories.

About this task

For Windows operating systemYou must install Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus as an Administrator user. One administrator per computer can install a single instance of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus per computer.

For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemInstallation Manager takes account of your current umask settings when it sets the permissions mode of the files and directories that it installs. If you use Administrator mode or Nonadministrator mode and your umask is 0, Installation Manager uses a umask of 22. If you use Group mode, Installation Manager ignores any group bits that are set and uses a umask of 2 if the resulting value is 0.

Procedure

  1. For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemBefore you start the installation, make the following checks.
    Installation Manager mode Check
    Administrator mode If you are not already logged in as root, use the su or sudo sh command to start a superuser shell. Use the umask utility to check your umask value. If necessary, change the umask value.
    Nonadministrator mode Use the umask utility to check your umask value. If necessary, change the umask value.
    Group mode Use the id utility to verify that your current effective user group is suitable for the installation. If necessary, use the following command to start a new shell with the correct effective group: newgrp group_name

    Use the umask utility to check your umask value. If necessary, change the umask value.

    Note: Group mode is not available for Installation Option 3.
  2. Start Installation Manager. With Installation Option 3, this step installs and runs Installation Manager, which then automatically starts the installation of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
    Option Description
    Installation Options 1 and 2
    1. Change to the /eclipse/tools subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory.
    2. Use the following command to install Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus:

      For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system./imcl -input response_file -acceptlicense [-log full_path_to_log_file]

      For Windows operating systemimcl -input response_file -acceptlicense [-log full_path_to_log_file]

      Where response_file is the directory path to the response file.
    Installation Option 3
    1. Uncompress the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus compressed distribution file.
    2. Change to the uncompressed directory and run ./install_silent.sh response_file -acceptLicense.

    This script installs and runs Installation Manager, which then automatically starts the installation of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
    Installation Option 4
    1. Uncompress the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus compressed distribution file to a local repository.
    2. Change to the /eclipse/tools subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory.
    3. Use the following command to install Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus:

      For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system./imcl -input response_file -acceptlicense [-log full_path_to_log_file]

      For Windows operating systemimcl -input response_file -acceptlicense [-log full_path_to_log_file]

      Where response_file is the directory path to the response file.

Results

Installation Manager installs Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.

For Windows operating systemThe Netcool Conductor and Netcool Suite shortcuts are added to the Start > All Programs menu. On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, shortcuts for all the main applications are added to the Apps view. The NCHOME, OMNIHOME, SYBASE, and PATH environment variables, which are required to run the installed features, are automatically set or modified. Do not change the value of the SYBASE variable.