B Understanding OUI Commands

The Oracle Universal Installer is run with various options and command-line arguments. This appendix lists the syntax of Oracle Universal Installer and the various command-line options available in Oracle Universal Installer. The following command shows the syntax for running the Oracle Universal Installer:

./launch or setup.exe <-options> [-command_line_variable=value]

In the preceding command, the following variables are used:

• <option>

  The options available in Oracle Universal Installer. They are described in Table B-1.

• <command_line_variable>

  The command-line variable for the option. They are described in Table B-2.

  Note:

  You can pass the command line variable in either of the following three ways:

  1. <command_line_variable>={"value1","value2"}

  2. "<command_line_variable>={value1,value2}"

  3. <command_line_variable>="{value1,value2}"

B.1 Options Available in Oracle Universal Installer

Table B-1 lists the various options available in Oracle Universal Installer.

Table B-1 Options in Oracle Universal Installer

Option	Description
-attachHome	Attaches homes to the Oracle Universal Installer inventory. You must pass the ORACLE_HOME session variable when using this option.
-compatibilityFile <file>	Location of the file that specifies feature set dependency changes.
-debug	Used for getting the debug information from Oracle Universal Installer.
-deinstall	Uninstall the specified distribution.
-detachHome	Detaches homes from the Oracle Universal Installer inventory without deleting the inventory directory inside the Oracle home. You must pass the ORACLE_HOME session variable when using this option.
-distributionName <val>	Name of a distribution installed in this Oracle Home. Used with -deinstall.
-distributionVersion <val>	Version of a distribution installed in this Oracle Home. Used with -deinstall.
-executeSysPrereqs	Executes system prerequisite checks and exits. System prerequisites means OUI prerequisites (checked by the launcher), not product-specific prerequisites.
-help	Lists the syntax and help information.
-ignoreSysPrereqs	Ignore the results of the system prerequisite checks. System prerequisites means OUI prerequisites (checked by the launcher), not product-specific prerequisites.
-install	Perform an installation. This is the default operation.
-invPtrLoc <full path of oraInst.loc>	UNIX only. Use the specified inventory pointer file instead of the default. The inventory pointer file contains: inventory_loc=<location of central inventory> inst_group=<UNIX group name>
-logLevel <level>	Omit log messages whose priority level is less than <level>. Valid levels are: severe, warning, info, config, fine, finer, finest.
-noconsole	Do not allocate a console, and suppress the display of messages to the console. Windows only.
-nowait	Do not wait for the user to press Enter on the console after the operation (for example, install) is complete. Windows only.
-paramFile <location of file>	Specifies the location of the oraparam.ini file to be used by Oracle Universal Installer.
-prereqchecker	Performs a set of product-specific prerequisite checks, which depend on the product being installed as well as the platform.
-printdiskusage	Logs debug information about disk usage.
-printmemory	Logs debug information for memory usage.
-printtime	Logs debug information for time usage.
-regenerateLibraries	Allow libraries to be updated after an Oracle home has been modified.
-responseFile <Path>	Location of the response file containing input for OUI.
-silent	Used for silent mode operations. The input can be a response file or a list of command line variable value pairs. You can use the -responsefile option along with this option.

B.2 Command-Line Variables Available in Oracle Universal Installer

Table B-2 lists the command-line variables available in Oracle Universal Installer:

Table B-2 Command-Line Variables in Oracle Universal Installer

Command-Line Variable	Description
ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT	Specifies the license agreement status. By setting this variable to true, you are accepting the license agreement.
ANONYMOUS_LOGIN	Specifies an anonymous login.
COMPONENT_LANGUAGES	Specifies the languages in which the components will be installed.
IGNORE_PREREQ	Specifies whether to skip the prerequisite checks or not. Set to true to continue component installation even when the prerequisite check fails.
INSTALL_TYPE	Specifies the installation type of the components.
INVENTORY_LOCATION	Specifies the inventory location.
LOGIN_CATEGORY	Specifies the login category.
LOGIN_NAME	Specifies the login name.
ORACLE_HOME	Specifies the ORACLE_HOME location.
ORACLE_HOME_FOLDER	Specifies the ORACLE HOME folder name. This is used only on Windows platform.
ORACLE_HOME_KEY	Specifies the ORACLE HOME key name. This is used only on Windows platform.
ORACLE_HOME_SERVICE	Specifies the ORACLE HOME service name. This is used only on Windows platform.
ORACLE_HOSTNAME	Specifies the host name of the system.
PASSWORD	Specifies the password.
REGISTRATION_KEYWORD	Specifies the registration keyword value. This can be obtained from the URL specified in the Product Registration Page.
SELECTED_LANGUAGES	Specifies the selected languages.
SELECTED_PLATFORMS	Specifies the selected platforms.
UNIX_GROUP_NAME	Specifies the group name on a UNIX platform.