Operating Systems: i5/OS
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This topic applies only on the i5/OS operating system.

 

Install Web server plug-ins silently on i5/OS

 

You can install a Web server plug-in on your i5/OS system silently using the installation wizard run locally on the i5/OS system or remotely from a Windows workstation. If you are running the application server on the same i5/OS server or logical partition as your Web server, you do not need to install a Web server plug-in. The Web server plug-in code and an HTTP profile template are included in the WebSphere Application Server installation.

If you are running your application server on a different i5/OS system or logical partition as the Web server, complete the steps in this topic to install a Web server plug-in for your i5/OS Web server.

 

Overview

A silent installation uses the installation wizard to install the product in silent mode, without the graphical user interface. Instead of displaying a wizard interface, the silent installation causes the installation program to read all of your responses from a file that you provide. To specify non-default options during a silent installation, use the response file. To install silently, accept the license agreement in the agreement option.

You can run the installation wizard on the i5/OS system that has the Web server or remotely from a Windows workstation.

 

Procedure

  1. If you are installing remotely, start TCP/IP.

    Enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command on the Control Language (CL) command line.

  2. Verify that the host server jobs are started on your iSeries server. The host server jobs allow the installation code to run on iSeries.

    Enter this command on a CL command line:

    STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)

  3. Verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.

  4. Place the WebSphere Application Server Supplements disc in the disc drive of your iSeries server if you are installing locally or your workstation if you are installing remotely.

  5. Customize the options response file.

    1. Locate the sample options response file.

      The file name is responsefile.txt in the operating system platform directory on the product disc.

    2. Use the Copy (CPY) command to copy the responsefile.txt file to a directory of your choosing.

      For example, to copy the file from a CD-ROM on i5/OS:

      CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/plugin/responsefile.txt') TODIR('/MYDIR')

      For DVD media, specify an additional directory prefix before the product directory that reflects the operating system and architecture of the installation. For example:

      CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/os400_ppc64/plugin/responsefile.txt') TODIR('/MYDIR')

      where:

      • QOPT is the disk mount point.

      • WEBSPHERE is the disk volume label.

      • /plugin is the product directory on the disc.

    3. Edit the copy of the file using an editor such as EDTF from the i5/OS command line or using Wordpad from a mapped drive.

      Accept the license agreement by changing the value for –OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance from false to true. This is the only required change in the response file.

      Read the information in the response file to determine if you want to change any other options. You can change the installLocation and defaultProfileLocation values.

    4. Save the file.

  6. Invoke the installation wizard for Web server plug-ins.

    You can run the installation wizard on the i5/OS system that has the Web server or remotely from a Windows workstation.

  7. Verify the success of the installer program by examining installation wizard messages and the plugins_root/logs/install/log.txt file for installation status.

    The installation program records the following indicators of success in the logs:

 

Results

You installed a Web server plug-in and profile silently by using the response file.

 

What to do next

Use the IBM Web Administration for i5/OS wizards to configure your Web server instance. See Configuring an HTTP server instance for more information. The IBM Web Administration for i5/OS wizards perform the same the function as the Web server plug-ins installation on other platforms.

Create a profile for each additional Web server instance.


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Related tasks


Installing Web server plug-ins using a Windows workstation graphical interface

 

Related Reference


responsefile.txt

 

Related information


Installing Web server plug-ins on i5/OS