
Installing WebSphere Commerce Developer silently
You can install WebSphere Commerce Developer by using a silent response
file.To install silently, IBM Installation Manager requires a response file to
provide the input.
Before you begin
Complete the following tasks:
- Ensure that the machine on which you are installing WebSphere Commerce Developer meets all prerequisites. For more information, see Installing IBM WebSphere Commerce Developer prerequisites
- Ensure that Rational Application Developer Version 9.5 Fix Pack 1 (9.5.0.1) is installed. For information about installing Rational Application Developer, see Installing Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect Version 9.5 or 9.6.
- Ensure that WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 Fix Pack 7 is installed. For information about installing WebSphere Application Server, see Installing and preparing WebSphere Application Server.
- Stop any applications that are running on your machine.
- Disable any Web server that is on your machine.
- Ensure that you are logged on as a user with Administrator privileges.
- Insert the WebSphere Commerce Developer DVD in the DVD-ROM of the Rational Application Developer machine.
Procedure
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Create a response file:
If you already have a response file, skip to Step 4.
- Optional: Open the response file that you created, response_file_path, in a text editor.
- Optional: Modify the entries in the response file to match the installation options you want.
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On the command line, run the following command to start the silent installation process:
Where:
- response_file_path is the full path of the response file.
- log_file_path is the full path of log file, for example c:\logs\fep_install.log. The full path must exist.
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Ensure that the installation was successful:
- Examine the contents of WCDE_installdir/logs/setup.log
for the results of setup.bat. This script creates the WebSphere Commerce Developer
workspace.
If errors appear in the setup.log file, examine the WCDE_installdir/bin/setup.bat file. Ensure that the
RAD_HOME
environment variable points to the correct Rational Application Developer installation location. - Check the log that you specified by using -log in Step #4 to see whether there are
any errors or warnings. If the log file for the
-log parameter is empty, then the installation
was successful. For example,
You can also review the IBM Installation Manager log files for any important information or errors. The timestamped logs can be found in the following default locations.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <result> </result>
- drive:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\logs
Note: You might notice java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to aquire PluginConverter service during generation errors in the setupPlugins.log file. You can safely ignore these errors.For example: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\wc_toolkit.log - Examine the contents of WCDE_installdir/logs/setup.log
for the results of setup.bat. This script creates the WebSphere Commerce Developer
workspace.
Update WebSphere Application Server to Fix Pack 8.5.5.22 or greater.
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Update WebSphere Commerce Developer to the latest maintenance package, WebSphere Commerce
Version 8 Mod Pack 4 Fix Pack 30 (8.0.4.30).
For more information, see
- Optional: If you installed IBM WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 8.0 on a machine that also has IBM WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 7.0, Version 8 replaces any Version 7.0 Windows shortcut icons. Create new shortcuts for IBM WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 7.0 if necessary.
What to do next
- If needed, you can change the development
database type.Important: If you are migrating WebSphere Commerce Developer from a previous version, ensure that you use the same database type in your new development environment. To change the development database type to prepare for migration, see Changing the development database type by using the setdbtype command.