Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows: Servers, Mobile Web Clients, Tools > Installing in Unattended and Console Modes > Installing in Unattended Mode >

Installing Siebel Reports Server in Unattended Mode

This section provides instructions for installing Reports Server in unattended mode.

For detailed information about modifying siebel.ini files, see Editing siebel.ini Files for Unattended Installation. (Do not modify settings in RunAfter sections.)

NOTE:  For more information about installing Reports Server, see Installing the Siebel Reports Server. In particular, review the information presented in Preinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Reports Server.

Before starting the Reports Server installation, you must modify portions of the siebel.ini file, as described in the following section. After you are done with the installation, you can perform configuration in GUI mode as described later on in this chapter.

NOTE:  After Siebel Reports Server is installed in the unattended mode, the Actuate iServer may fail to start. If you encounter such a problem, most likely the locale and time zone are incorrectly defined. When you install Siebel Reports Server in unattended mode, use values in the locale.txt and timezone.txt files to correctly set the Locale and TimeZone parameters in the siebel.ini file. For more information, see Table 12.

To modify the siebel.ini file for the Siebel Reports main installer

1. Using a text editor, modify the siebel.ini file for the Siebel Reports Server.

   NOTE:  Make a copy of each siebel.ini file you plan to modify, and save it in a unique location that identifies the module it pertains to. Preserve these copies in case you may need them for later reference.

   • Siebel Reports Server. Windows\Server\Siebel_Reports_Server\siebel.ini.

     CAUTION:  When you modify a siebel.ini file, make sure that you enter the correct values, because your entries are not validated by the installer.

2. In the siebel.ini file, locate the [Dialog] section and set all keys to no, except the ones beginning with Uninst, to disable all prompts.
3. Locate the [Defaults] section and specify the installation location for RootDirectory, if you are installing in a location other than the default (C:\sea_thirdparty_782).
4. Locate the [Defaults.ProductSelection] section, and set those products you want to install to yes.
5. Locate the [Dialog.ActuateServer.Windows] section.

   Using the following as an example, change the values to reflect your configuration requirements:

   [Dialog.ActuateServer.Windows]
   Readme = no
   LocaleTimeZone = no
   ServiceProfile = no
   PMDHostPort = no
   iServerHostPort = no
   EncyclopediaVolume = no
   AutoStart = no
   AdminPassword = no
   MgmtConsoleHTTPPort = no

6. Locate the [Defaults.ActuateServer.Windows] section.

   Using the following as an example, change the values to reflect your configuration requirements:

   [Defaults.ActuateServer.Windows]
   ActuateLicenseKey = license_key
   Locale = English (United States)
   TimeZone = Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8:00 Pacific Standard Time)
   AutoStartPMD = 1
   AutoStartiServer = 1
   ActuateUser = hq\jsmith
   ActuateUserPassword = abc123
   PMDHost = machine_name
   PMDPort = 8100
   iServerHost = machine_name
   iServerPort = 8000
   EncyclopediaVolume = volume_name
   AdminPassword =
   MgmtConsoleHTTPPort = 8900

7. Locate the [Dialog.ActuatePortal.Windows] section.

   Using the following as an example, change the values to reflect your configuration requirements:

   [Dialog.ActuateActivePortal.Windows]
   License = no
   HTTPDestination = no
   LocaleTimeZone = no
   HTTPPort = no
   HTTPServiceAccount = no
   EncyclopediaVolume = no
   iServerHostPort = no
   PMDHostPort = no

8. Locate the [Defaults.ActuateActivePortal.Windows] section.

   Using the following as an example, change the values to reflect your configuration requirements:

   [Defaults.ActuateActivePortal.Windows]
   HTTPDestination = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Actuate\7.0
   Locale = English (United States)
   TimeZone = Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8:00 Pacific Standard Time)
   HTTPPort = 8700
   HTTPServiceUser = hq\jsmith
   HTTPServicePassword = abc123
   EncyclopediaVolume = volume_name
   iServerHost = machine_name
   iServerPort = 8000
   PMDHost = machine_name
   PMDPort = 8100

   If you are installing iServer in the same installation, the following parameters should have the same values as in [Defaults.ActuateServer.Windows]:

   Locale
   TimeZone
   EncyclopediaVolume
   iServerHost
   iServerPort
   PMDHost

Table 12 displays the Reports Server component keys in the siebel.ini file. It also indicates whether the keys are always required and the conditions in which keys may be required. If a key is required, then there must be a corresponding value in the siebel.ini file.