Installing BEA Tuxedo Using Silent Installation

 

The following sections describe how to install BEA Tuxedo using the silent mode on both Windows and UNIX systems:

• What Is Silent Installation?

• Before You Start

• Using Silent Installation: Main Steps

• Creating a Template File

• Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a Windows System

• Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a UNIX System

• Windows Template File

• UNIX Template File

• What Do I Do Next?

 

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What Is Silent Installation?

When you perform a silent installation, the settings for your configuration are read from a text file that you create before beginning the installation, so manual intervention is unnecessary. Silent installation works on both Windows and UNIX systems.

Silent installation enables you to set installation configurations only once and then use those configurations to duplicate the installation on many machines.

Note: Using silent installation implies your consent to the BEA License Agreement. You neither see a copy of the BEA Software License Agreement nor have any means of accepting the terms of the agreement.

 

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Before You Start

If you are upgrading from a 5.1 or pre-5.1 version of BEA WebLogic Enterprise, or from a 7.1 or pre-7.1 version of the BEA Tuxedo software, see Upgrading the BEA Tuxedo System to Release 8.0 and follow the instructions given there. Then return here to continue your BEA Tuxedo installation.

 

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Using Silent Installation: Main Steps

To use the silent installation method, you must perform two primary steps:

1. Create a template file that contains configuration settings for items such as the BEA Home directory, the product directory, and the install set appropriate for your installation. For a detailed procedure, see Creating a Template File. Two sample template files are provided in Windows Template File and UNIX Template File.

2. Invoke the installation process using the values specified in the template files. For a detailed procedure, see Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a Windows System and Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a UNIX System.

 

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Creating a Template File

To create a template file for use in the silent installation process, follow these steps:

1. Display the template file specific to your platform in a supported browser. The following templates are available in the online documentation:

   • Windows template file at:
     http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13203_01/tuxedo/tux80/ins_temp/win_tmp.htm

   • UNIX template file at:
     http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13203_01/tuxedo/tux80/ins_temp/unix_tmp.htm

2. Copy and save the contents of the template file in a text file named installer.properties.

3. In the installer.properties file, modify the values for the keywords shown in the following table to create your desired configuration.

   Table 4-1 The installer.properties File

   For this keyword . . .	Enter the following value . . .
   INSTALLER_UI=	The mode of installation. The default is silent; do not modify this value.
   USER_LOCALE=	The language of the text displayed during the installation. The default is en for English; do not modify this value.
   BEAHOME=	The full pathname of the BEA Home directory of your choice.
   USER_INSTALL_DIR=	The full pathname of the product directory of your choice.
   C_ldapName=	The fully qualified domain name of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server of your choice; for example, pcwiz.mydomain.com. (See Note after the table.)
   C_ldapPortID=	The number of the port through which the local machine communicates with the LDAP server; for example, 389.* (See Note after the table.)
   C_ldapBaseObj=	The distinguished name of the base object for search in the LDAP server; for example, o=beasys.com. (See Note after the table.)
   C_ldapFiltFile=	The full pathname of the LDAP filter file on your machine; for example, C:\bea\tuxedo8.0\udataobj\security\ bea_ldap_filter.dat. (See Note after the table.)
   C_tlistenPassword=	A tlisten password of your choice. The password must be a string of alphanumeric characters in clear-text format that is no more than 80 characters in length. You will be prompted to enter this password when logging in to the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console.
   USER_LIC_FILE=	The full pathname of the BEA Tuxedo 8.0 license file on your machine; the pathname must end with lic.txt.
   CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=	The chosen installation set. Besides Full (the default) for full installation, you can set this value to Server for server-only installation, Client for client-only installation, or Jolt for Jolt-client-only installation.

   
    

Note: The keywords C_ldapName, C_ldapPortID, C_ldapBaseObj, and C_ldapFiltFile are optional. Include these keywords and their values only if (a) you install CORBA server components and/or client software components on your machine, and (b) you want to use secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption. Otherwise, make each of these lines a comment by inserting a hash mark (#) at the beginning of the line.

 

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Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a Windows System

To invoke the silent installation process on a Windows system, follow these steps:

1. Select a Windows system that meets the hardware and software requirements described in BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets.

   The Windows 98 system supports only BEA Tuxedo client components.

2. Log in to the target machine using the Administrator username.

   You need administrative privileges to install BEA Tuxedo server components on a Windows system. If you are going to install only BEA Tuxedo client components, you do not need administrative privileges.

3. Ensure that you have enough free space for the BEA Tuxedo installation.

   For disk space requirements, see BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets. For important disk space allocation information, see File and Database Management and Disk Space Allocation.

4. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo by downloading it from the BEA Web site:

   1. Open a command-line shell.

   2. Go to the directory in which you downloaded the BEA Tuxedo installer specific to your platform.

   3. Invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command, making sure to specify the full pathname of the installer.properties file:

      filename.exe -f full_path\installer.properties

      In this command filename is the name of the BEA Tuxedo installer, and full_path is the full pathname of the installer.properties file.

   A silent installation requires the same amount of time as a standard installation. During a silent installation, an initial installation program window is displayed briefly, indicating that the installation has started.

5. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo from the CD-ROM:

   1. Insert the BEA Tuxedo CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

   2. Open a command-line shell.

   3. Go to the tux8_new_installer directory of the mounted CD-ROM.

   4. Invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command, making sure to specify the full pathname of the installer.properties file:

      filename.exe -f full_path\installer.properties

      In this command, filename is the name of the BEA Tuxedo installer specific to your platform, and full_path is the full pathname of the installer.properties file.

   A silent installation requires the same amount of time as a standard installation. During a silent installation, an initial installation program window is displayed briefly, indicating that the installation has started.

 

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Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a UNIX System

To invoke the silent installation process on a UNIX system, follow these steps:

1. Select a UNIX system that meets the hardware and software requirements described in BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets.

2. Log in to the target UNIX system using the root username.

   You need superuser privileges to mount the BEA Tuxedo CD on a UNIX system. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo by downloading it from the BEA Web site, you do not need superuser privileges.

3. Make sure that you have enough free space for the BEA Tuxedo installation.

   For disk space requirements, see BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets. For important disk space allocation information, see File and Database Management and Disk Space Allocation.

4. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo by downloading it from the BEA Web site:

   1. Go to the directory in which you downloaded the BEA Tuxedo installer specific to your platform.

   2. Invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command, making sure to specify the full pathname of the installer.properties file:

      sh filename.bin -f full_path/installer.properties

      In this command filename is the name of the BEA Tuxedo installer, and full_path is the full pathname of the installer.properties file.

   A silent installation requires the same amount of time as a standard installation. During a silent installation, a startup message is displayed, followed by an "Installing . . ." message, indicating that the installation has started.

5. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo from the CD-ROM:

   1. Mount the CD-ROM as a filesystem and insert the BEA Tuxedo CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

   2. Go to the tux8_new_installer directory of the mounted CD-ROM.

   3. Invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command, making sure to specify the full pathname of the installer.properties file:

      sh filename.bin -f full_path/installer.properties

      In this command filename is the name of the BEA Tuxedo installer specific to your platform, and full_path is the full pathname of the installer.properties file.

   A silent installation requires the same amount of time as a standard installation. During a silent installation, a startup message is displayed, followed by an "Installing . . ." message, indicating that the installation has started.

 

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Windows Template File

The following sample Windows template file applies to a silent installation of BEA Tuxedo 8.0:

###############################################

### Silent Installation Properties File

###############################################

INSTALLER_UI=silent

###############################################

### Locale

###############################################

USER_LOCALE=en

###############################################

### BEA Home Directory

### NOTE: backslashes must be escaped.

###############################################

BEAHOME=C:\\bea

###############################################

### Product Installation Directory

###############################################

USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\\bea\\tuxedo8.0

###############################################

### LDAP Service Name

###############################################

### C_ldapName=pcwiz.mydomain.com

###############################################

### LDAP PortID

###############################################

### C_ldapPortID=389

###############################################

### LDAP BaseObject

###############################################

### C_ldapBaseObj="o=beasys.com"

###############################################

### LDAP Filter File Location

###############################################

### C_ldapFiltFile=C:\\bea\\tuxedo8.0\\udataobj\\security\\
    bea_ldap_filter.dat

###############################################

### Default Listen Port

###############################################

C_serverListenPort=3050

###############################################

### Tlisten Password

###############################################

C_tlistenPassword=abcd1234

###############################################

### User License File

###############################################

USER_LIC_FILE=C:\\myfiles\\lic.txt

###############################################

### Default Install Set

###############################################

CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Full

 

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UNIX Template File

The following sample UNIX template file applies to a silent installation of BEA Tuxedo 8.0:

###############################################

### Silent Installation Properties File

###############################################

INSTALLER_UI=silent

###############################################

### Locale

###############################################

USER_LOCALE=en

###############################################

### BEA Home Directory

###############################################

BEAHOME=/home/rsmith/bea

###############################################

### Product Installation Directory

###############################################

USER_INSTALL_DIR=/home/rsmith/bea/tuxedo8.0

###############################################

### LDAP Service Name

###############################################

### C_ldapName=pcwiz.mydomain.com

###############################################

### LDAP PortID

###############################################

### C_ldapPortID=389

###############################################

### LDAP BaseObject

###############################################

### C_ldapBaseObj="o=beasys.com"

###############################################

### LDAP Filter File Location

###############################################

### C_ldapFiltFile=/home/rsmith/bea/tuxedo8.0/udataobj/security/
    bea_ldap_filter.dat

###############################################

### Default Listen Port

###############################################

C_serverListenPort=3050

###############################################

### Tlisten Password

###############################################

C_tlistenPassword=abcd1234

###############################################

### User License File

###############################################

USER_LIC_FILE=/home/rsmith/lic.txt

###############################################

### Default Install Set

###############################################

CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Full

 

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What Do I Do Next?

To prepare for tasks that must be performed after you finish installing the software, read the following sections:

• Assigning File Ownership on a UNIX System

• Understanding the BEA Tuxedo Shortcuts on a Windows System

• Understanding the BEA Administration Program on a Windows System

• Reviewing the Windows 2000 Registry Content

To configure your BEA Tuxedo software and verify that your software is installed correctly, see Performing Post-Installation Tasks.