D Silent and Non-Interactive Installation

D.1 Introduction

Oracle Developer Suite features two methods of non-interactive installation:

• Silent Installation

• Non-Interactive Installation

Both methods are available for both Windows and for Linux and Solaris platforms.

D.2 Requirements

For a complete list of installation requirements, refer to Chapter 2, "Getting Started".

D.3 Preinstallation

Before you install, do the following:

1. Complete the preinstallation tasks listed in Section 2.9, "Preinstallation Tasks".

2. Windows XP only: Ensure that you have performed the Windows System Files (WSF) installation. For instructions on starting the installation, see Section 2.11.4.1.1, "Windows System Files Installation".

3. Linux and Solaris only: Create the installer's inventory directory. To do this, navigate to the Oracle home directory you plan to use, and create a subdirectory such as DevSuiteHome/oraInventory. For more information about the inventory directory, see Section 2.11.3, "The Installer Inventory Directory".

4. Linux and Solaris only: If this is the first Oracle installation on your computer, create a file that points to the inventory directory. To do this:

   1. Log in as the root user.

   2. Create the directory /var/opt/oracle (except for Linux x86).

   3. In the /var/opt/oracle directory (or for Linux x86, the /etc directory), create a file oraInst.loc and insert the following lines:

      inventory_loc=DevSuiteHome/inventory_directory

      inst_group=inventory_owner_group

      where

      • DevSuiteHome is the Oracle home directory

      • inventory_directory is the inventory directory.

      • inventory_owner_group is a group that has write permission for inventory_directory (see Section 2.9.6.1, "Group Name for the Installer Inventory")

      For example, you might enter the following lines:

      inventory_loc=/private1/oracle/oraInventory
      inst_group=devsuitegrp
      
      

D.4 Working with Response Files

To supply information to the installer in a silent or non-interactive installation, you provide a response file.

As a starting point, use the response file templates supplied in the stage\Response directory (for Windows) or stage/Response directory (for Linux and Solaris) on Disk 1 of your Oracle Developer Suite product CD-ROM. On the DVD, this directory is \developer_suite\stage\Response (for Windows) or /developer_suite/stage/Response (for Linux and Solaris). Response file templates are available for all of the Oracle Developer Suite install types:

You can find definitions of the response file parameters in the template files.

RESPONSEFILE_VERSION=2.2.1.0.0
FROM_LOCATION="../stage/products.jar"
FROM_LOCATION_CD_LABEL="Oracle Developer Suite 10g"
LOCATION_FOR_DISK2="../../Disk2"
ORACLE_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
ORACLE_HOME_NAME="DevSuiteHome"
TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"oracle.ids.toplevel.development","9.0.4.0.0"}
DEINSTALL_LIST={"oracle.ids.toplevel.development","9.0.4.0.0"}
SHOW_SPLASH_SCREEN=true
SHOW_WELCOME_PAGE=false
SHOW_COMPONENT_LOCATIONS_PAGE=false
SHOW_CUSTOM_TREE_PAGE=false
SHOW_SUMMARY_PAGE=true
SHOW_INSTALL_PROGRESS_PAGE=true
SHOW_REQUIRED_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true
SHOW_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true
SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES=true
SHOW_END_SESSION_PAGE=true
SHOW_EXIT_CONFIRMATION=true
NEXT_SESSION=false
NEXT_SESSION_ON_FAIL=true
SHOW_DEINSTALL_CONFIRMATION=true
SHOW_DEINSTALL_PROGRESS=true
ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT=true
RESTART_SYSTEM=true
COMPONENT_LANGUAGES={"en"}
INSTALL_TYPE="BI"
b_olite_install=true
mailServerName="servername.domainname"
oracle.wsf.verification:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
oracle.wsf.install:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
oracle.swd.jre:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"

RESPONSEFILE_VERSION=2.2.1.0.0
FROM_LOCATION="../stage/products.jar"
FROM_LOCATION_CD_LABEL="Oracle Developer Suite 10g"
LOCATION_FOR_DISK2="../../Disk2"
ORACLE_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
ORACLE_HOME_NAME="DevSuiteHome"
TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"oracle.ids.toplevel.development","9.0.4.0.0"}
DEINSTALL_LIST={"oracle.ids.toplevel.development","9.0.4.0.0"}
SHOW_SPLASH_SCREEN=true
SHOW_WELCOME_PAGE=false
SHOW_COMPONENT_LOCATIONS_PAGE=false
SHOW_CUSTOM_TREE_PAGE=false
SHOW_SUMMARY_PAGE=true
SHOW_INSTALL_PROGRESS_PAGE=true
SHOW_REQUIRED_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true
SHOW_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true
SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES=true
SHOW_END_SESSION_PAGE=true
SHOW_EXIT_CONFIRMATION=true
NEXT_SESSION=false
NEXT_SESSION_ON_FAIL=true
SHOW_DEINSTALL_CONFIRMATION=true
SHOW_DEINSTALL_PROGRESS=true
ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT=true
RESTART_SYSTEM=true
COMPONENT_LANGUAGES={"en"}
INSTALL_TYPE="Complete"
b_olite_install=true
mailServerName="servername.domainname"
oracle.wsf.verification:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
oracle.wsf.install:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
oracle.repository.ocxpack90:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"
oracle.swd.jre:PROD_HOME="C:\DevSuiteHome"

RESPONSEFILE_VERSION=2.2.1.0.0
UNIX_GROUP_NAME=devsuitegrp
FROM_LOCATION="../stage/products.jar"
FROM_LOCATION_CD_LABEL="Oracle Developer Suite 10g"
LOCATION_FOR_DISK2="../../Disk2"
ORACLE_HOME="/private/DevSuiteHome"
ORACLE_HOME_NAME="DevSuiteHome"
TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"oracle.ids.toplevel.development","9.0.4.0.0"}
DEINSTALL_LIST={"oracle.ids.toplevel.development","9.0.4.0.0"}
SHOW_SPLASH_SCREEN=true
SHOW_WELCOME_PAGE=false
SHOW_COMPONENT_LOCATIONS_PAGE=false
SHOW_CUSTOM_TREE_PAGE=false
SHOW_SUMMARY_PAGE=true
SHOW_INSTALL_PROGRESS_PAGE=true
SHOW_REQUIRED_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true
SHOW_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true
SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES=true
SHOW_ROOTSH_CONFIRMATION=true
SHOW_END_SESSION_PAGE=true
SHOW_EXIT_CONFIRMATION=true
NEXT_SESSION=false
NEXT_SESSION_ON_FAIL=true
SHOW_DEINSTALL_CONFIRMATION=true
SHOW_DEINSTALL_PROGRESS=true
ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT=true
RESTART_SYSTEM=false
COMPONENT_LANGUAGES={"en"}
INSTALL_TYPE="Complete"
b_olite_install=true
mailServerName="servername.domainname"
PROD_HOME="/private/DevSuiteHome"

D.5 Starting the Installation

To use the response file at install time, start the installer from a command prompt. The form of the command depends on the platform you are installing to, and whether you wish to do a silent installation or a non-interactive installation.

D.6 Postinstallation

The installer logs the result of a non-interactive or silent installation in the file installActions.log. For a silent installation, the installer also creates the file silentInstall.log. The log files are created in the inventory directory.

After the installation finishes, follow the postinstallation steps described in Section 3.2, "Postinstallation Tasks"