zip install for linux x86

There are currently no plans to make this available as the IM installer is really the preferred method of installation because it has the smarts to handle things like the cases of upgrading from RTC 2.x and RQM 2.x. If there's enough demand for the zip installs we can look at making them available with the understand that the install options will be limited.

It would certainly be welcome for small shops or users of the express-c editions. Installing using the zip on a cloud based linux box (i.e. linode) is supereasy at the moment.

Daan.

There are currently no plans to make this available as the IM installer is really the preferred method of installation because it has the smarts to handle things like the cases of upgrading from RTC 2.x and RQM 2.x. If there's enough demand for the zip installs we can look at making them available with the understand that the install options will be limited.

Hi Adrian

Can the IM be used in a "headless" mode - so you don't need the UI libraries that would not be on a linux server?

thanks

anthony

It is possible to run IM in "headless" mode (technically called "silent install" in IM terminology) from the command line or a shell script.

Unfortunately, we haven't yet documented how to do this for the 3.0 server. We have a workitem open to document this and provide an example script:

https://jazz.net/jazz/resource/itemName/com.ibm.team.workitem.WorkItem/126402

If anyone here is stuck needing this, comment in the workitem and we will try to help you work through the steps there.

Well, I managed to get RTC 3.0 on my headless linux (cloud) box using a workaround:
- do a regular web install inside a linux vm with a full GUI (install for a single user)
- stop right after installation (so no configuration)
- tar/zip the JazzTeamServer subtree under IBM/
- copy this zipfile over to the headless linux box
- unzip/untar
- run server.startup
- finish the configuration using the web interface

Works like a charm...
(although a plain old zip install from jazz.net would have been more convenient :-) )

Regards,

Daan.

For RTC 3.0, we have documented the command-line install in the documentation:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/clmhelp/v3r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.jazz.install.doc/topics/t_command-line_installation.html