commpkg usage (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 64-bit Installation Technical Note)

Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 64-bit Installation Technical Note

commpkg usage

The commpkg command enables you to run the Messaging Server 6.3 64–bit Edition installer. This command lays down the Messaging Server installation bits on your machine, but it does not configure Messaging Server. To configure Messaging Server after installation, see Chapter 1, Post-install Tasks and Layout, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 Administration Guide in the Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 Administration Guide.

Syntax

commpkg [general options] verb [verb-specific options]

Options

The general options for this command are:

Option	Description
`-? or` `—help`	Displays Help
`-V or —version`	Displays Version of Messaging Server

The verb is one of the following:

Verb	Description
`install`	Performs Messaging Server installation
`uninstall`	Performs Messaging Server uninstallation

Note –

Automatic Upgrade is not available at this time. You can perform a manual upgrade by following the procedures in Upgrading Messaging Server.

The verb-specific options can be one or more of the following:

`verb-specific options`	Description
`—excludeOS`	Do not apply Operating System patches during product installation
`—excludeSC`	Do not install, upgrade, or patch any Shared Components
`—acceptLicense`	Accept the license conditions in the `LICENSE.txt` file
`—altroot`	Specify an alternate root directory during a multi-host installation. The `INSTALLROOT` (the top level installation directory for all products and shared components) will be the alternate root.
`—distro` path	Specify the path to packages/patches for the products Default: Location of `commpkg` script
`—installroot` path	Specify the path of `INSTALLROOT`, the top level installation directory for Messaging Server. . Note – The subdirectories for individual Communications Suite products (which will be a part of this installer at later releases) will be under the `INSTALLROOT`.
`—silent` INPUTFILE	Run silent installation, taking the inputs from the INPUTFILE and the command line arguments. The command line arguments override entries in the INPUTFILE. Installation proceeds without interactive prompts. Use `—dryrun` to test silent installation.
`—dry-run` or `-n`	Does not install Messaging Server. Performs checks.
`—upgradeSC [y\|n]`	Indicate whether or not to upgrade shared components as required. Warning: Upgrading Shared Components is irreversible. However, if you do not upgrade required shared components, products might not work as designed. Note: If the `[y\|n]` is not specified, you will be prompted for each shared component that needs to be upgraded. Default: `n` The `—excludeSC` flag has precedence over this flag.
`—auditDistro`	Audit the installation distribution to verify that the required patches and packages are present and that the packages have the correct versions.
`—pkgOverwrite`	Overwrite the existing installation package. You might use this option when you are installing a shared component in a global zone where either the shared component does not exist in a global zone, or the shared component exists in the whole root zone. The default is not to override the existing package. In general, shared components should be managed in the global zone.