Recording a response file

You can use the -skipInstall <agentDataLocation> argument to create a response file for an installation process without performing the installation.

1. Open a command prompt and change to the eclipse sub directory in the directory where Installation Manager is installed. The default path for this directory is:
   • C:\Program Files\IBM\InstallationManager\eclipse
   • /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
2. Run the command to record a response file for the package installation. This command uses the -skipInstall <agentDataLocation> argument, which records the installation commands without installing the Tivoli Monitoring packages. Substitute your own file name and location for the response file. Verify that the file paths that you enter exist. Installation Manager does not create directories for the response file:
   • IBMIM -record <responseFile> -skipInstall <agentDataLocation>
   • ./IBMIM -record <responseFile> -skipInstall <agentDataLocation>
   Note: To record a response file and install the IBM® product at the same time, remove the argument -skipInstall <agentDataLocation>. Use the following command: IBMIM –record <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>.

   For example: IBMIM.exe –record C:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\record_log.xml

3. If you copied the repository to a new location, you can set the location of the repository in the repository table. To access the repository table, click File → Preferences → Repositories.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the appropriate wizard.

   The text (recording) is displayed in the Installation Manager title when you are recording a response file. For more information about the configuration parameters that you are prompted for, see Installing and configuring the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers, Installing and configuring the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server and tivcmd Command-Line Interface for Authorization Policy, and Installing the tivcmd Command Line Interface for Authorization Policy using the graphical user interface.

5. Click Finish and close Installation Manager to finish the recording of the response file.