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Command-Line Options for Siebel Installers and Wizards

Siebel Business Applications installer programs, Siebel Configuration Wizards, and the Siebel Image Creator utility, can be run at the command line with any of the following flags optionally appended to the installer command. For additional Configuration Wizard options, see Launching the Siebel Configuration Wizard.

Options for All Wizards

The options below apply to Siebel installers, Configuration Wizards, and Image Creator.

• -is:log logfile

  where:

  • logfile = The full path name and the name of a log file to be generated (for example, /usr/tmp/gateway.log)

    Generates an additional log file. The logging information in the file is limited to initialization errors, such as those relating to the JRE. Use this flag for debugging or for troubleshooting when you cannot invoke the installer.

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

• -is:javaconsole -console

  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. For more information, see Installing and Configuring in Unattended and Console Modes. See also Creating a Siebel Installation Image and Launching the Siebel Configuration Wizard.

• -is:tempdir temp_directory_location

  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, you can designate another location. For more information, see Managing Temporary Disk Space Required by Siebel Installers and Wizards.

Options for Installers

The options below apply to Siebel installers (server products only).

• -args RECORD=full_path_to_installation_response_file

  Runs the installer in record mode. Record mode does not perform actual installation, but rather outputs a siebel.ini file that includes changes based on inputs made during the installer session.

  You would use this siebel.ini file as part of an unattended installation.

  After you create a siebel.ini file using record mode, you must place the file in the correct product directory where the installer program is located. Or, you can place the file in some other location, and run the installer using the -args SS_SETUP_INI argument (described below) to point to the location of the file you created using record mode.

  Validations are performed in record mode as if the installer were running in live mode (normal installation). It is strongly recommended to run the installer on a machine that has similar resources and configuration settings as the target machine on which the actual installation will be performed.

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

  See also Installing and Configuring in Unattended and Console Modes.

• -args SS_SETUP_INI=full_path_to_installation_response_file

  Runs the installer using a siebel.ini file at a location you designate. If this option is not used, then the installer uses the siebel.ini file located in the same product directory where the installer program is located.

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

  See also Installing and Configuring in Unattended and Console Modes.