Performing a custom silent installation

To complete a custom silent installation, you edit a text file that is called a response file. The response file contains the answers to all of the prompts in the Installation wizard. You can run the silent installation without interacting with it.

Before you begin

Ensure that:

The machines on which you are starting the Installation wizard meet all the requirements that are listed in Prerequisites for installing WebSphere Commerce.
The WebSphere Commerce software stack is preinstalled and configured properly, as instructed in the following sections:
All WebSphere Commerce media must be available during the silent installation. You are not prompted to change disks during the installation.
Review the Working with WebSphere Commerce physical media topic.

Procedure

Ensure that you are logged on to your system as a user with Administrative authority.
Ensure that you are logged on to your system as root. Ensure that you load the root environment by running the command with the "-" parameter.
For example:su - root
Log on as a user with SECOFR class authority. The user profile requires the CCSID for the wanted installation language of WebSphere Commerce. If you did not create a user profile that meets these requirements, see Creating a user profile.
If you are installing from the WebSphere Commerce DVD, insert WebSphere Commerce the DVD into the DVD drive of the node.
The WebSphere Commerce launch pad starts automatically.
Click Cancel and exit the Language Selection panel. Depending on your Windows system, the launch pad can take 3 minutes or longer to start.
Mount the DVD drive.
Go to the location of the local WebSphere Commerce DVD image.
Note: For eServer zSeries systems: Switch directories to the directory that contains the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD. The contents of this DVD and other DVDs are on the eServer zSeries system.
If you are using the WebSphere Commerce DVD, complete these steps:
1. Use a file compression utility such as gzip or an archiving utility such as tar to package the entire contents of the DVD drive into a single file.
2. Create a temporary directory for the contents of the DVD, ensuring that the directory has a meaningful name. Know the name and location of each directory that contains the contents of a DVD to complete the WebSphere Commerce Installation wizard.
3. Uncompress or de-archive the file into its temporary directory. For example, temp_dir.
  Ensure that the file is being uncompressed or de-archived into a unique temporary directory. Different DVDs can contain files with the same names. Do not store the contents of multiple DVDs in one directory, or files might be overwritten as you uncompress or de-archive each file into the directory.
4. Delete the compressed or archive file to conserve hard disk space.
Go to the temporary location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD. Copy the file to a temporary directory.
For example, a new directory named response_file_home.
- temp_dir:\wcresponsefile.txt
- temp_dir:\wcresponsefile_exp.txt
- temp_dir/wcresponsefile.txt
- temp_dir/wcresponsefile.txt
- temp_dir/wcresponsefile.txt
- temp_dir/wcresponsefile.txt
- temp_dir/wcresponsefile_exp.txt
Where:

temp_dir

The location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD.

response_file_home

The location of your wcresponsefile.txt or wcresponsefile_exp.txt files.
Go to the temporary directory and open the following file in a text editor. Edit the file to reflect the settings you want.
- wcresponsefile.txt
- wcresponsefile_exp.txt
Note: If you are using a remote db2 database, ensure that you add the location of the db2 client to the -W InstallPath.db2Location property.
Important: Long installation paths can cause errors with some WebSphere Commerce software, and when clustering WebSphere Commerce applications. To avoid experiencing these problems, choose a shortened installation directory. Do not use periods (.), spaces, or dollar signs ($) in the directory name.
- Install WebSphere Commerce on the default path: /QIBM/ProdData/CommerceServer70
Save and close the file.
Install WebSphere Commerce silently:
- - Express Edition only
```
temp_dir/setup_linux -silent
-options response_file_home/WCresponsfile_exp.txt
```
  - Enterprise Edition and Professional Editions, Linux on Power Systems
```
temp_dir/setup_ppclinux -silent
-options response_file_home/wcresponsefile.txt
```
  - Express Edition only, Linux on System x and other Intel platforms only
```
temp_dir/setup_linux -silent
-options response_file_home/wcresponsefile_exp.txt
```
  - Enterprise and Professional Edition only, Linux on System x and other Intel platforms only
```
temp_dir/setup_linux -silent
-options response_file_home/wcresponsefile.txt
```
  - Enterprise and Professional Edition, Linux on System z
```
temp_dir/setup_zlinux -silent
-options response_file_home/wcresponsfile.txt
```
  Where:
  
  temp_dir
  
  The location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD.
  
  response_file_home
  
  The location of your wcresponsefile.txt or wcresponsefile_exp.txt files.
- Issue the follow command as root.
```
./temp_dir/setup_aix -silent -options 
response_file_home/wcresponsefile.txt
```
  Where:
  
  temp_dir
  
  The location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD.
  
  response_file_home
  
  The location of your wcresponsefile.txt or wcresponsefile_exp.txt files.
- Issue the follow command as root.
```
./temp_dir/setup_solaris -silent -options 
response_file_home/wcresponsefile.txt
```
  Where:
  
  temp_dir
  
  The location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD.
  
  response_file_home
  
  The location of your wcresponsefile.txt or wcresponsefile_exp.txt files.
- Issue the following command:
  - ```
  temp_dir\setup.exe -is:javaconsole -silent -options 
  response_file_home\wcresponsefile.txt
```
- ```
temp_dir\setup.exe -is:javaconsole -silent -options 
response_file_home\wcresponsefile_exp.txt 
```
  Where:
  
  temp_dir
  
  The location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD.
  
  response_file_home
  
  The location of your wcresponsefile.txt or wcresponsefile_exp.txt files.
  
  Note: After you run the command, a command window is shown. Do not close it or perform other operations in Windows.
- Start a Qshell session. Issue the following commands:
  - temp_dir/setup.qsh -options response_file_home/wcresponsefile.txt
  - temp_dir/setup.qsh -options response_file_home/wcresponsefile_exp.txt
  Where:
  
  temp_dir
  
  The location where you saved the contents of the WebSphere Commerce DVD.
  
  response_file_home
  
  The location of your wcresponsefile.txt or wcresponsefile_exp.txt files.

What to do next

After you complete the installation, apply any applicable WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Commerce fixes.