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Command-Line Options for the Siebel Management Server Installer

You can run the installer program for Siebel Management Server at the command line with any of several flags optionally appended to the installer command.

Use any of the following flags optionally appended to the Siebel Management Server installer command:

• -is:log logfile

  In this command option, logfile is the full path name and the name of a log file to be generated (for example, /usr/tmp/mgmtsrvr.log).

  This flag generates an additional log file. The logging information in the file is limited to initialization errors. Use this flag for debugging or for troubleshooting when you cannot invoke the installer.

  NOTE:  The default log file that records status errors during the installation is created in the MGMTSRVR_INSTALL directory.

• -is:javaconsole -console

  This flag generates a script-type (non-GUI) user interface called console mode. This method is most useful when installing or configuring over a WAN or VPN, or where the text display of console mode is preferable to GUI mode for other reasons.

• -is:tempdir temp_directory_location

  This flag directs the installer to the location to use for temporary installation-related files. If the default directory is not suitable or does not have the required free space, then you can designate another location. For more information, see Managing Temporary Disk Space Required by Siebel Installers and Wizards.

• -args RECORD=path_to_installation_response_file

  This flag runs the installer in record mode. Record mode does not perform an installation, but rather it generates a siebel.ini file that includes changes based on inputs made during the installer session.

  You use this siebel.ini file as part of an unattended installation, as follows:

  • After you create a siebel.ini file using record mode, place the file in the directory where the Siebel Management Server installer program is located so it will be read by the installer when you start it. Always back up your original siebel.ini file before replacing it with a new file.
  • Alternatively, you can place the new siebel.ini file in some other location, and run the installer using the -args SS_SETUP_INI argument to point to the location of the file that you created using record mode.

    When you run the installer in record mode, validations are performed as if the installer were running in live mode (normal installation). It is strongly recommended that you run the installer on a computer that has similar resources and configuration settings as the target computer on which the installation will be performed.

    NOTE:  There must be no spaces before and after the equals sign in the command.

• -args SS_SETUP_INI=path_to_installation_response_file

  This flag runs the installer using a siebel.ini file at a location that you designate. If this option is not used, then the installer uses the siebel.ini file located in the same directory where the Siebel Management Server installer program is located. The installer session will be governed by the settings in this siebel.ini file.

  NOTE:  There must be no spaces before and after the equals sign in the command.

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