IBM Maximo for Service Providers, Version 7.6.2

Installing Maximo for Service Providers silently

A silent installation is useful for installing Maximo® for Service Providers on any computers that are configured in the same way. Instead of using the installation programs, you run commands by using a generated response file that was created during the initial installation of Maximo for Service Providers.

Before you begin

To create a response file during the installation of Maximo for Service Providers, set the record environment variable. On a Windows computer, set record=true. On a UNIX or a Linux computer, export record=true. When you start the Maximo for Service Providers launchpad, the response file is generated in the home directory of the user ID that started the program.

Alternatively, you can modify one of the sample response files that are provided in the installation image.

Ensure that the values in the response file are valid for the target system. The installLocation parameter and the profile id parameter must correspond with the existing Maximo Asset Management instance.

Procedure

  1. Copy the response file and the compressed installation image to the target computer.
  2. On the target computer, open a command prompt and change the directory to the location of the Installation Manager program.
    Option Description
    Windows cd C:\Program Files\IBM\InstallationManager\eclipse\tools\
    Linux and UNIX cd /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/
  3. Silently start Installation Manager by running the following command: 
    imcl -input responsefilename
-log logfilename -acceptLicense
    The -input parameter determines the path to the response file, and the -log parameter determines the path to where the log files are written. The -acceptLicense parameter is used to accept the license automatically. For example, on Windows, run the following command: 
    imcl -input C:\tmp\ServiceProvider_Silent_ResponseFile.xml
-log C:\tmp\silent_install_log.xml -acceptLicense
  4. After Maximo for Service Providers is installed, update the Maximo Asset Management configuration and then rebuild and redeploy the application EAR file from the command line.
    Option Description
    WebSphere® Application Server From the R:\IBM\SMP\ConfigTool\scripts directory, run the reconfigurePae command.
    reconfigurePae -action updateApplication 
[-updatedb] 
[-deploymaximoear] 
[-deployhelpear]
[-wasuser userid] 
[-waspwd password]
    WebLogic Server
    1. From the R:\IBM\SMP\ConfigTool\scripts directory, run the reconfigurePae command.
      reconfigurePae 
-action updateApplication 
[-updatedb]
    2. Build the application EAR files.
      cd install_home\maximo\deployment 
buildmaximoear // build Maximo EAR 
buildhelpear // build Maximo help EAR
    3. Deploy the application EAR files manually to the application server.
Parent topic: Installing Maximo for Service Providers

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