Running a silent installation

To perform a silent installation, which is sometimes referred to as an unattended installation, you must create a response file that contains information about how you want the product installed. You invoke this response file in a command-line option to perform the silent installation.

Before you begin

Before you start the installation program, perform the following steps:

About this task

On each target computer, you can customize the silent installation command in the following ways:
  • Accept the license. Include the -DLICENSE_ACCEPTED=TRUE property.
  • Bypass operating system prerequisite checks. Use with caution. Include the -DPRQCHECK=FALSE property.
  • Set the installation path. Include the -DUSER_INSTALL_DIR=path property.
  • Overwrite existing product installations. Use with caution. Include the -DOVERWRITE_PRODUCT=TRUE property.

Procedure

To deploy Client SDK in multiple directories:
  1. Create a response file by doing one of the following actions:
    • On a command line, run the appropriate installation command with the -r option to start an interactive installation that generates a response file.
    • Edit the csdk.properties file that is on the installation media, rename the file, and configure the settings for your environment and agreement to the license terms.
  2. Copy the response file and the installation media to the computer where you want to install the client products.
  3. Run the silent installation command for the client products that you want to install, indicating the absolute path to the response file after the -f option:

    UNIX, Linux:

    ./installclientsdk -i silent -f path_name

    Windows:

    ./installclientsdk,exe -i silent -f path_name

Results

Log files are created during the installation process. You can use the log files to troubleshoot installation errors.

You can now configure the client environment and connect to the database server.

What to do next

Windows: If you are upgrading to new release, restart your computer after the installation completes if both of the following conditions are true:
  • The new installation location is different from the previous installation location
  • You plan to use a distributed transaction application that uses the COM+ technology