Before installing IBM Sales Center for WebSphere Commerce
silently, you must prepare a file that contains the information required
to complete the installation wizard. This file is called a response
file because it contains responses to the prompts of the installation
wizard.
About this task
A template response file is provided on the IBM Sales
Center for WebSphere Commerce DVD. The file is called responsefile.txt.
To
prepare the silent installation response file, complete the following
steps:
Procedure
- Gather the following information:
- Installation path
- This is the full path to the location where you want to install
IBM Sales Center for WebSphere Commerce
- If you want to use the template response file, copy the
responsefile.txt file from IBM Sales Center for WebSphere Commerce
DVD to a location on the hard drive.
- Open the responsefile.txt file in a text editor.
- Update the options in the file as follows:
Parameters
in the file take the following form: -W parameter =" your_value "
Installation Information |
Parameter |
Example |
License Acceptance |
lafiles.licenseAccepted |
-P lafiles.licenseAccepted="true" |
Installation path |
destination.installPath |
-W destination.installPath="C:\SalesCenter70" |
Run migration |
migration.runMigration |
-W migration.runMigration="False" Note: Set this
value to "True" if you are migrating from a previous version of IBM
Sales Center. |
When you update the options in the files, follow these
rules:
- Save your changes and exit the text editor.