This topic describes how to use the InstallShield Package wizard in IBM Director.
Use this wizard to import the software and build a software package for an application that uses InstallShield Professional as its installation program. You can create packages for software that uses InstallShield Professional 5, 6, or 7 for Windows. InstallShield Professional requires a response file during installation to allow and perform an unattended installation. You can create a response file either by recording an installation or by using an editor. Note that you can distribute a software package that is created with this wizard to managed systems running Windows only.
Most applications do not indicate anywhere in the documentation that they use InstallShield Professional as their installation program. To determine whether an application uses InstallShield Professional, start the installation EXE file (usually setup.exe). When the first window opens (which is the standard InstallShield Setup window), minimize that window; then, right-click the taskbar, and click About.
If you see the word InstallShield in this window, use the InstallShield Package wizard in the Software Distribution task to build a software package.
Next, determine whether a response file is included with the software that you want to distribute. To determine whether a response file is included with the software for which you want to build a package, search for an ISS file (typically setup.iss). The response file is plain-text format so that you can edit the response file for use in your specific environment. If a response file is included, you must test the response file to make sure that it can be used to install the software on each managed-system type you intend to use it with, and that any customizations that you make are correct. If no response file is included, you must create a response file and test it.
setup -r -f1x:\response_filename.iss -f2logfile
where:
When the installation command runs, you are prompted for required information. The responses that you provide must reflect how you want the application to be installed on the managed system. For more information about response files, go to http://www.InstallShield.com.
setup -s -f1x:\response_filename.iss -f2logfile
where:
When the command is completed, check the system log file. If the software was installed successfully, the result code is 0. If the software was not installed successfully, you cannot distribute it by using IBM Director.
Complete the following steps to import the software and create a software package:
You can distribute the software package now or schedule a later time for distribution.