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Silent Mode Installations

When the Administration Server is installed, its configuration data is stored in an XML file. This file may be used to perform ‘silent installs’ of the server on other machines.

Entries in the configuration file correspond to the responses entered during a normal install. They can be modified as needed on the new machine.

 

Modify the Configuration File

To modify the configuration file for a silent install of the Administration Server:

  1. Make a copy of the configuration file and open it in an editor. The file path is BEA_HOME/ales30-admin/config/silent_install_admin.xml.
  2. Use Table 1-1 to modify the installation parameters. These are specified in XML syntax as name/value pairs. The values that can be modified are in the value= field. For example, in the entry below, you could change the directory name:

    3. <data-value name="USER_INSTALL_DIR" value="C:\bea\ales30-admin" />

    Table 1-1 Silent Installation Configuration File 
    Data-Value Name
    Description
    Examples
    BEAHOME
    BEA_HOME directory
    C:\bea
    USER_INSTALL_DIR
    Administration Server install directory
    C:\bea\ales30-admin
    SCM_INSTALL_DIR
    SCM install directory.
    C:\bea\ales30-scm
    WEB_SERVER_TYPE
    Servlet container type being used.
    weblogic81
    weblogic92
    weblogic10
    tomcat
    WEB_SERVER_DIR
    Servlet container directory.
    Note: When using Tomcat, the directory name cannot contain spaces.
    C:\bea\weblogic81
    ADMIN_APP_PORT
    Port for the servlet container’s administration console.
    7000
    ADMIN_APP_SSL_PORT
    SSL port for the Administration Server
    7010
    ADMIN_JAVA_HOME
    Administration Server JDK
    C:\bea\jrockit90_150_04
    SCM_JAVA_HOME
    SCM JDK
    C:\bea\jrockit90_150_04
    ENTERPRISE_DOMAIN_
    NAME
    Must be asi.
    		 
    CERTIFICATE_DURATION
    Years the security certificate remains in effect.
    10
    DATABASE_CLIENT
    Database type
    ORACLE92
    ORACLE10
    SYBASE125
    SYBASE15
    PointBase 5.1
    MS SQL Server 2000
    MS SQL Server 2005
    DB2
    DB_DRIVER_LOC
    (MS SQL, Pointbase, DB2 only) Directory containing the database driver.
    Note: DB2 Driver license jar is shipped in separate jar. Append both jars and separate using OS-specific classpath separator.
    		 
    JDBC_URL
    URL on which to reach the database
    jdbc:sybase:Tds:ALESDB:5000
    JDBC_DRIVER
    Java classname of the database driver.
    com.sybase.jdbc3.jdbc.SybDri
    DATABASE_LOGIN_ID
    Username to access the database.
    		 
    DATABASE_LOGIN_PASS
    Password for the above account. You must replace “@db.password@” with the actual value.
    		 
    KEY STORES:
    CA_KEY_PASS
    PEER_KEY_PASS
    TRUSTED_CA_KEY_PASS
    SCM_KEY_PASS
    SSM_KEY_PASS
    ADMIN_KEY_PASS
    Key store passwords used for internal ALES component communications.
    If left blank, randomly generated passwords are used. Otherwise, provide a password for each entry.
    		 
    INSTALL_DB_SCHEMA
    Specify whether or not to install the policy database schema.
    no
    SCM_INTERFACE_LIST
    A comma-separated list of IP addresses of the network interfaces to which to bind the Service Control Manager.
    169.254.25.129

 

Perform a Silent Installation

To run the Administration Server installation in silent mode:

  1. Copy the modified configuration XML to a location on the machine.
  2. Launch the install using the following command:

    3. Windows: ales300admin_win32.exe -mode=silent -silent_xml=<path_file>

    UNIX/Linux: ales300admin_solaris32.bin -mode=silent -silent_xml=<path_file>

    where

    <path_file>—path and file name of the configuration file


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