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Running the installWithResponseFile.bat File

The installWithResponseFile.bat file, when run from the command line, installs Siebel Analytics 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 Siebel Analytics silently from the target computer or computers.

  Use the procedure described in To install Siebel Analytics silently from a target computer.

• Installing Siebel Analytics silently from a network-accessible computer.

  Use the procedure described in To install Siebel Analytics silently from a network-accessible computer.

NOTE:  Without modification, the response.txt file is portable only to other installation computers having the identical Siebel Analytics directory structure (including logical drives) as the initial installation computer.

To install Siebel Analytics silently from a target computer

1. The entire Siebel Analytics installation image must be on the target computer.
2. The response.txt file created from the default installation must be copied to the Siebel Analytics installation root directory (in the same directory as the installWithResponseFile.bat file on the target computer).
3. If the Siebel Analytics installation directories and Siebel Analytics installation image location on the target computer are configured exactly as the initial installation computer, proceed to Step 6.
4. If the Siebel Analytics 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>: \<$INSTALLDIR>\Licenses\<Analytics license file>"

5. If the target directory paths for the Siebel Analytics 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>\SiebelAnalytics"

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

6. Install Siebel Analytics using installWithResponseFile.bat.

   The installation is done when the DOS prompt returns.

   NOTE:  This batch file does not force a computer reboot; this must be done manually after the installation completes.

To install Siebel Analytics silently from a network-accessible computer

1. The entire Siebel Analytics installation image must reside on the network computer on a drive that is accessible to all computers that perform a Siebel Analytics installation.
2. Copy the response.txt file created from the master installation to this Siebel Analytics installation root directory (in the same directory as the installWithResponseFile.bat file).
3. On each target installation computer, map a logical drive to the network computer Siebel Analytics installation image root directory.

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

4. 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>:\<Siebel Analytics installation root directory>\Licenses\<Siebel Analytics license file>"

   For example, -W LicenseFileLocPanelBean.FileName="s:\Licenses\<Siebel Analytics license file>"

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

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

   For example, d:\SiebelAnalytics

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

   For example, d:\SiebelAnalyticsData

5. Open a DOS prompt on the target installation computer and change directory to the mapped logical drive that points to the Siebel Analytics installation image directory on the network computer.
6. Run installWithResponseFile.bat from this DOS prompt.

   Installation is done when the DOS prompt returns.

   NOTE:  This batch file does not force a computer reboot; this must be done manually after the installation completes.