Installing the DS CLI using the unattended (silent) mode

Complete this task to install the DS CLI application using the unattended (silent) mode.

1. Log on to your system as an administrator.
2. Insert the DS CLI installation CD into the CD drive. If the InstallShield starts, click the Exit selection to exit.
3. Type the following command for all systems except the System i system at the command prompt setup<platform>.<exe|bin|sh> -silent. Press the Enter key on your keyboard to start the installation process in unattended (silent) mode.
   The silent installation process applies all the default options to your installation. If you want to modify the default options, go to the next step.

   Note: Initially the DS CLI installer checks your standard directories for the correct version of Java. If the correct version of Java is not found, you receive the following message:

   A suitable JVM could not be found. Please run the program again using the
   option -is:javahome <JAVA HOME DIR>

4. Generate the template response file if you must modify the defaults. Two example response files are provided in the cliReadmes directory of the CD: one for Windows, Novell, and iSeries installations, and one for all UNIX and Linux installations. You can copy the applicable response file to a directory of your choice.

   The following output is an example of the Windows, Novell, or iSeries response or options file.

   InstallShield Options File Template
   #
   # Wizard name: Install
   # Wizard source: setup.jar
   # Created on: Mon May 09 16:35:04 MST 2005
   # Created by: InstallShield Options File Generator
   #
   # This file can be used to create an options file (i.e., response file) for the
   # wizard "Install". Options files are used with "-options" on the command-line
   # to modify wizard settings.
   # 
   # The settings that can be specified for the wizard are listed below. To use
   # this template, follow these steps:
   # 
   #    1. Enable a setting below by removing leading '###' characters from the
   #    line (search for '###' to find settings you can change).
   # 
   #    2. Specify a value for a setting by replacing the characters '<value>'.
   #    Read each setting's documentation for information on how to specify its
   #    value.
   # 
   #    3. Save the changes to the file.
   # 
   #    4. To use the options file with the wizard, specify -options <file name>
   #    as a command-line argument to the wizard, where <file name> is the name
   #    of this options file.
   #
   ########################################################################
   
   ########################################################################
   #
   # License Agreement State
   #
   # The initial state of the License Agreement panel. Legal values are:
   # 
   #    0 - Nothing will be selected
   #    1 - "I accept the terms of the license agreement." will be selected
   #    2 - "I do not accept the terms of the license agreement." will be
   #        selected
   # 
   # For example, to configure the panel to initially display "I accept the
   # terms of the license agreement.", use
   # 
   # -W license.selection=2
   
    -W license.selection=1
   
   ########################################################################
   #
   # User Input Field - Win_Novell_select
   #
   # This field only has meaning if you are running the installer on Windows.
   # You must choose whether it should install the Windows CLI or the Novell
   # CLI.
   #
   # If you choose Novell, then make sure that the installLocation (see below)
   # is on a Novell drive.
   #
   #    1 - Novell Netware
   #    2 - Windows
   #   
    -W win_user_input.Win_Novell_select="2"
   
   ########################################################################

    IBM System Storage™ DS command-line Interface Install Location
   #
   # The install location of the product. Specify a valid directory into which the
   # product should be installed. If the directory contains spaces, enclose it in
   # double-quotes. For example, to install the product to C:\Program Files\My
   # Product, use
   # 
   ###    -P installLocation="C:\Program Files\My Product"
   #
    -P installLocation="C:\Program Files\IBM\dscli"
   
   ################################################################################
   #
   #  User Input Field - os400_java_location
   #
   #
   # This is only used on i5/OS iSeries system installations.
   #
   #
   ### -W os400_java_location_panel.os400_java_location="<value>"
   #
   #################################################################################
   #
   # User Input Field - novell_location_mapped
   #
   # This is only used on Novell installations.
   #
   ### -W novell_user_input.novell_location_mapped="<value>"
   #
   #################################################################################
   #
   # User Input Field - novel_java_location
   #
   # This is only used on Novell installations.
   #
   ### -W novell_user_input.novel_java_location="<value>"
   #
   #################################################################################

5. Save the modifications to the response file.
6. Type the following command for all systems (including UNIX and Linux) except the i5/OS iSeries system at the command prompt setup<platform>. <exe|bin|sh> -silent -options options.txt and press the Enter key on your keyboard to start the installation process in unattended (silent) mode.
7. Type the following command if you are installing the DS CLI onto an i5/OS iSeries system setup<platform>. <exe|bin|sh> -os400 -silent -options options.txt and press the Enter key on your keyboard to start the installation process in unattended (silent) mode.