Running a silent installation

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About this task

Use the following instructions to install from a command line, using the response.xml silent installation file.

Procedure

  1. Complete an initial installation recording in GUI or text mode, as described in Recording a GUI-based installation or Recording a text-based interactive installation.
  2. Open a command prompt window and navigate to the following folder:
    • Windows\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools
    • UNIXLINUX/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/tools
  3. Enter the following command:
    • Windowsimcl.exe input response.xml -log <log_filename>log

      ...where response.xml is the silent installation file to be used for installation and <log_filename>.log is the log file to which installation logging data will be written.

      For example:

      imcl.exe input response.xml -log C:\Installation.log

    • UNIXLINUX./imcl input response.xml -log <log_filename>log

      ... where response.xml is the silent installation file to be used for installation and <log_filename>.log is the log file to which installation logging data will be written.

      For example:

      ./imcl input response.xml -log /opt/Installation.log

  4. See post installation tasks for configuration procedures that you must complete prior to running Sterling Order Management System Software .

What to do next

Secure the Sterling Order Management System Software environment by setting up encryption for various components such as properties, database, and so on.