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Installing in Silent Mode Under Windows

For Windows-based systems, perform an unattended installation by running two batch files:

• createResponseFile.bat
• installWithResponseFile.bat

These files are included in the Oracle BI installation directory containing setup.exe.

Running the createResponseFile.bat file performs a default installation on the administrator machine. See the topic Running the createResponseFile File.

CAUTION:  You cannot use the createResponseFile.bat file to install a Custom Setup type of installation.

Running the installWithResponseFile.bat file uses the response.txt file to install the same Oracle BI components to other servers and client workstations. See the topic Running the installWithResponseFile File.

Running the createResponseFile File

This file initiates an installation and creates an annotated response.txt file of all input during the installation.

To create a response.txt file

1. Perform an installation that contains the required Oracle Business Intelligence components, using the file createResponseFile.bat.
2. The file response.txt is created in the same directory.

   Response.txt has all the InstallShield required responses recorded during this installation.

3. Proceed to the topic Running the installWithResponseFile File.

Running the installWithResponseFile File

The installWithResponseFile.bat file, when run from the command line, installs Oracle BI silently on other machines, using the responses created in response.txt.

There are two options for porting the response.txt to other computers. The procedure for distributing the silent installation depends on the porting option you deploy:

• Installing Oracle BI silently from the target computer or computers.

  Use the procedure described in Installing From a Target Computer.

• Installing Oracle BI silently from a network-accessible computer.

  Use the procedure described in Installing From a Network-Accessible Computer.

Installing From a Target Computer

The entire Oracle BI installation image must be on the target computer.

To install Oracle BI silently from a target computer

1. The response.txt file created from the default installation must be copied to the Oracle BI installation root directory (in the same directory as the installWithResponseFile file on the target computer).
2. If the Oracle BI installation directories and Oracle BI installation image location on the target computer are configured exactly as the initial installation computer, proceed to Step 5.
3. If the Oracle BI installation root directory path differs from the root directory path for the default installation, modify the following response.txt parameter to point to the target root directory path:

   -W LicenseFileLocPanelBean.FileName="<Logical Drive>:\OracleBI_HOME%\Licenses\ <Analytics license file>"

4. If the target directory paths for the Oracle BI installation differ from the directory paths for the default installation, modify the following response.txt parameter to reflect the target directory paths:

   -W TempPanelBean.Destination="<Logical Drive>:\<target path>\OracleBI"

   -W TempPanelBean.TempDir="<Logical Drive>:\<target path>\OracleBIData"

5. Install Oracle BI using the file installWithResponseFile.

   The installation is done when the command prompt returns.

   NOTE:  The installWithResponseFile file does not force a computer reboot. You must reboot manually after the installation completes.

Installing From a Network-Accessible Computer

The entire Oracle BI installation image must reside on the network computer on a drive that is accessible to all computers that perform an Oracle BI installation.

To install Oracle BI silently from a network-accessible computer

1. Copy the response.txt file created from the master installation to this Oracle BI installation root directory (in the same directory as the file installWithResponseFile).
2. On each target installation computer, map a logical drive to the network computer Oracle BI installation image root directory.

   NOTE:  The drive letter for this map must be the same on all target installation computers.

3. On the network computer, modify the response.txt file as follows:
   • Change the following response.txt parameter to use the mapped logical drive common to all target installation computers:

   -W LicenseFileLocPanelBean.FileName="<Logical Drive>:\<Oracle Business Intelligence installation root directory>\Licenses\<Oracle Business Intelligence license file>"

   For example, -W LicenseFileLocPanelBean.FileName="s:\Licenses\<Oracle Business Intelligence license file>"

   • Change the following response.txt parameters to use the Oracle BI installation directory paths common to all target installation computers:

   -W TempPanelBean.Destination="<Logical Drive>:\<target path>\OracleBI"

   For example, d:\OracleBI

   -W TempPanelBean.TempDir="<Logical Drive>:\<target path>\OracleBIData"

   For example, d:\OracleBIData

4. Open a command line on the target installation computer and change directory to the mapped logical drive that points to the Oracle BI installation image directory on the network computer.
5. Run the file installWithResponseFile from the command line.

   Installation is done when the command prompt returns.

   NOTE:  The installWithResponseFile file does not force a computer reboot. You must reboot manually after the installation completes.