Running the Configuration Wizard silently | HCL Digital Experience

You can run the Configuration Wizard silently if you have multiple deployments or if you want to develop a common deployment template.

Procedure

  1. Choose one of the following options to prepare to run the Configuration Wizard silently:
    • Generate the customization data file in the configuration wizard without running the tasks.
    • Modify the sample customization data file that matches your deployment. This file is in the PortalServer_root/installer/samples/configwizard directory.
      Important: The sample scenarios do not cover all deployment options. Therefore, if the samples do not match your deployment scenario, generate the customization data file.
  2. Open a command prompt.
  3. Change to the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.
  4. Create a silent installation from a set of customization data:
    Note: All parameters are necessary. Run this task once per deployment cycle.
    • AIX® HP-UX Linux™ Solaris z/OS®: ./ConfigEngine.sh customize-workflow -DwfId=workflow-identifier -DwfData=customization-data-file -DwfOutput=output-directory -DWasPassword=password
    • IBM® i: ConfigEngine.sh customize-workflow -DwfId=workflow-identifier -DwfData=customization-data-file -DwfOutput=output-directory -DWasPassword=password
    • Windows™: ConfigEngine.bat customize-workflow -DwfId=workflow-identifier -DwfData=customization-data-file -DwfOutput=output-directory -DWasPassword=password

    Where workflow-identifier is the name in the repository.

    Where customization-data-file is the name of the customization data file.

    Where output-directory is the directory where resulting files are written. This directory includes the following content:
    • The workflow-identifier.wfi file that represents the combination of silent installation tasks and the custom data. Subsequent tasks use this file.
    • The workflow-identifier directory where scripts and related files are created.
  5. Start the silent installation:
    • AIX® HP-UX Linux™ Solaris z/OS®: ./ConfigEngine.sh execute-workflow -DwfInstance=workflow-instance -DWasPassword=password
    • IBM® i: ConfigEngine.sh execute-workflow -DwfInstance=workflow-instance -DWasPassword=password
    • Windows™: ConfigEngine.bat execute-workflow -DwfInstance=workflow-instance -DWasPassword=password
    This task runs until:
    • A step in the silent installation fails. You must correct the error and then run the resume-workflow task.
    • A step is reached that requires manual action. You must finish the requested action and then run the resume-workflow task.
  6. To resume the silent installation, run the resume-workflow task:
    • AIX® HP-UX Linux™ Solaris z/OS®: ./ConfigEngine.sh resume-workflow -DWasPassword=password
    • IBM® i: ConfigEngine.sh resume-workflow -DWasPassword=password
    • Windows™: ConfigEngine.bat resume-workflow -DWasPassword=password
    This task works in the following way:
    • If you resume the silent installation after an error, the task runs the failed step.
    • If you resume after you complete a manual step, the task runs the next step in the sequence.