Chapter 4. Running Prerequisite Scanner; Prereq_Checker; Special Characters Legend For The Prerequisite Scanner Script - IBM Prerequisite Scanner User Manual

Chapter 4. Running Prerequisite Scanner

You can use a command-line interface to run the IBM Prerequisite Scanner. The
Prerequisite Scanner script, prereq_checker, takes a set of required and optional
parameters and a command flag for additional optional parameters.
Table 14 explains the special characters that are used in the syntax of the
Prerequisite Scanner script.

prereq_checker

The prereq_checker script runs the IBM Prerequisite Scanner and checks for
prerequisites based on the set of parameters that you specify when you run the
script.
Syntax
prereq_checker.bat|sh
The prereq_checker script has one required parameter and several optional
parameters.
""Product_Code [Product_Version][,Product_CodeN [Product_VerN]]..."" on
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"[detail]" on page 60
"[outputDir="ips_output_dir"]" on page 63
"[PATH="product_root"]" on page 63
"[-p Product_Code.instance.parameter=value,...]" on page 63
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Table 14. Special characters legend for the Prerequisite Scanner script
Special character Description
Identifies a placeholder name.
<>
Identifies an optional parameter. Parameters not enclosed in brackets
[]
are required.
Indicates that you can specify multiple values for a parameter.
...
Indicates mutually exclusive parameters. Specify either the parameter
|
to the left of the separator or the parameter to the right of the
separator, but not both.
Encloses a set of mutually exclusive parameter separated by |.
{}
"Product_Code [Product_Version][,Product_CodeN [Product_VerN]]..."
[detail]
[outputDir="ips_output_dir"]
[PATH="product_root"]
[-p Product_Code.instance.parameter=value,...]
[debug]
[trace]
Required parameter
Optional parameter
Optional parameter
Optional flag
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