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[outputDir=" ips_output_dir "]
This optional parameter indicates that you want to set the output directory for the
scan results and log files for Prerequisite Scanner.
When you run the Prerequisite Scanner script and set the optional
outputDir
parameter, Prerequisite Scanner outputs the results text and log files to the
directory specified by the parameter’s value. This value is known as
ips_output_dir
throughout the documentation.
If you do not set this parameter, the default output location is ips_root .
You must use the parameter to specify a location, if you choose to run Prerequisite
Scanner from a CD, DVD, or read-only network drive. You must have write
permissions to write to
ips_output_dir ; otherwise, Prerequisite Scanner fails.
Important: If the output directory does not exist, Prerequisite Scanner creates the
directory. You must have write permissions to create or write to the output
directory in which Prerequisite Scanner saves the files.
[PATH=" product_root "]
This optional parameter indicates the installation directories for the products.
Important: On Windows, do not set the path to a drive letter only, that is, C: .
Ensure that you set a valid path.
If you do not set the
path
parameter, the Scanner checks the default installation
directories for IBM Tivoli products:
v
On UNIX systems:
/opt/ibm/itm
v
On Windows systems:
C:\IBM\itm
[-p Product_Code . instance . parameter = value ,...]
The optional
-p
flag indicates that the proceeding parameters must be passed to a
script file for additional prerequisite checking.
<Product_Code>
is the product code.
Only each set of
instance.parameter=value
is passed to the script. You can pass
multiple sets of parameters, separated by a comma.
The script to which the parameters are passed is determined by the following
options:
v
With a
Product_Code
prefix, the parameters are passed to the script with the
associated
Product_Code
v
Without the
Product_Code
prefix, the parameters are passed to the common
collectors.
Figure 10. Running the script without setting the detail parameter on Windows systems
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