Windows: Installing IBM Spectrum Protect by using console mode

You can install IBM Spectrum Protect™ by using the command line in console mode.

Before you begin

Take the following actions before you start the installation:

Verify that the operating system is set to the language that you require. By default, the language of the operating system is the language of the installation wizard.
Ensure that the user ID that you plan to use during the installation is a user with local Administrator authority.

Install IBM Spectrum Protect by using this method:

Option	Description
Installing the software from a downloaded package:	Change to the directory where you downloaded the package. Start the installation wizard in console mode by issuing the following command: `install.bat -c` Optional: Generate a response file as part of a console mode installation. Complete the console mode installation options, and in the Summary panel, specify `G` to generate the responses.

If errors occur during the installation process, the errors are recorded in log files that are stored in the IBM® Installation Manager logs directory, for example:
- C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager\logs
After you install the server and components, and before you customize it for your use, go to the IBM Support Portal. Click Downloads (fixes and PTFs) and apply any applicable fixes.
After you install a new server, review Taking the first steps after you install IBM Spectrum Protect to learn about configuring your server.
If a native device driver is available on Windows for the tape drives or medium changers that you plan to use, use the native device driver. If a native device driver is not available on Windows for the tape drives or medium changers that you plan to use, install the IBM Spectrum Protect device driver by issuing the dpinst.exe /a command. The dpinst.exe file is in the device driver directory. The default directory is C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\device\drivers.