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When you specify this parameter, no progress indicator panel is shown
and error messages are logged in the error log file. (You specify the path
name of the error log file using the /L1 parameter.) If you do not specify
all of the information required for the action to complete, an error occurs.
and error messages are logged in the error log file. (You specify the path
name of the error log file using the /L1 parameter.) If you do not specify
all of the information required for the action to complete, an error occurs.
If you do not specify the /X parameter, the user is prompted for any
information that the install program needs to complete the action. In this
interactive mode of operation, progress indication is shown and error
messages are displayed in secondary windows.
information that the install program needs to complete the action. In this
interactive mode of operation, progress indication is shown and error
messages are displayed in secondary windows.
Installation Response Files
An installation response file is an ASCII text file containing answers to the
options that you select when you install or maintain an MQSeries for OS/2
Warp system. This allows installation and maintenance to be performed
automatically, without interaction.
options that you select when you install or maintain an MQSeries for OS/2
Warp system. This allows installation and maintenance to be performed
automatically, without interaction.
In an installation response file you can specify:
v Whether CONFIG.SYS should be updated automatically
v The MQSeries for OS/2 Warp components to be installed
v The path for installation or maintenance
v Whether existing files should be overwritten
v Whether only backup versions of MQSeries for OS/2 Warp should be
v Whether CONFIG.SYS should be updated automatically
v The MQSeries for OS/2 Warp components to be installed
v The path for installation or maintenance
v Whether existing files should be overwritten
v Whether only backup versions of MQSeries for OS/2 Warp should be
deleted
The installation response file supplied with MQSeries for OS/2 Warp can be
found as a sample file on the installation media. You can use this file to install
or delete MQSeries for OS/2 Warp. To perform other actions you must
prepare your own installation response files using a suitable editor.
found as a sample file on the installation media. You can use this file to install
or delete MQSeries for OS/2 Warp. To perform other actions you must
prepare your own installation response files using a suitable editor.
Normally you have only one response file, specified by the /R parameter of
the installation program. However, if you need to install or update MQSeries
for OS/2 Warp on a workstation with different options, you can use two files.
One would be a specific response file that contains options specific to a
particular workstation, and the other a general installation response file that
contains options common to all workstations.
the installation program. However, if you need to install or update MQSeries
for OS/2 Warp on a workstation with different options, you can use two files.
One would be a specific response file that contains options specific to a
particular workstation, and the other a general installation response file that
contains options common to all workstations.
For example, you might use a general and a specific response file to install a
particular component only on some workstations.
particular component only on some workstations.
You use the /R parameter to specify the specific installation response file, and
the /G parameter to specify the location of the general response file.
the /G parameter to specify the location of the general response file.
Keywords for Response Files
The following keywords are supported in response files for MQSeries for
OS/2 Warp:
OS/2 Warp:
Installing on OS/2 Warp
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