Oracle SALT Silent Mode Installation

The following sections describe how to install Oracle SALT using silent mode installation on both Windows and UNIX systems:

•	Preparing for Silent Mode Installation

•	Creating a Silent Mode Installation Template File

•	Installing Oracle SALT on UNIX

•	Installing Oracle SALT on Windows

•	Verifying Silent Mode Installation

Preparing for Silent Mode Installation

Before you install Oracle SALT, complete the following tasks.

•	Verify that enough disk space is available.

•	Verify the login ID has proper permission for silent installation.

•	Create a template file containing the required keyword settings.

Creating a Silent Mode Installation Template File

To create a template file for use in the silent installation process, you must use keywords as shown in Table 4‑1:

 

Table 4‑1 Template File Keywords 

For This Keyword . . .	Enter the Following Value . . .
INSTALLER_UI= (UNIX and Windows)	The mode of installation. The default is silent; do not modify this value.
ORACLEHOME= (UNIX and Windows)	The full pathname of the Oracle Home directory of your choice.
OVERWRITE=yes|no (UNIX and Windows)	If you are using silent mode installation over an existing version of Oracle SALT, you must add this line to your template file. This is a case-sensitive keyword; the value must be lowercase. Any value other than “yes” will not overwrite the existing Oracle SALT version and cancels the installation.
CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=ClientServer|ClientServerSamples|Client (UNIX and Windows)	Choose install set. The default is ClientServer.

Sample UNIX Template

INSTALLER_UI=silent

ORACLEHOME=/home/user/oracle

USER_INSTALL_DIR=/home/user/oracle/Tuxedo11gR1

OVERWRITE={yes|no}

CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET={ClientServer|ClientServerSamples|Client}

Sample Windows Template

INSTALLER_UI=silent

ORACLEHOME=C:/oracle

USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:/home/user/oracle/Tuxedo11gR1

OVERWRITE={yes|no}

CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET={ClientServer|ClientServerSamples|Client}

Installing Oracle SALT on UNIX

To invoke the silent mode installation procedure on a UNIX system, execute the following steps:

•	Create a file containing the required variables set to valid data.

•	At a command line prompt go to the directory containing the installer executable.

•	Enter the following command:

sh installer_name.bin –f full_path/installer.data

In the previous command, full_path is the full path to the variable data file and installer.data is the data file containing the required variables.

Installing Oracle SALT on Windows

To invoke the silent installation procedure on a Windows system, execute the following steps:

•	Create a file containing the required variables set to valid data.

•	At a command line prompt go to the directory containing the installer executable.

•	Enter the following command:

Installer_name.exe –f full_path\installer.data

In the previous command, full_path is the full path to the variable data file and installer.data is the data file containing the required variables.

The silent mode installation time is approximately the same as copying interactive mode files. If the silent installer returns immediately, then the installation is running in the background and will complete within a few minutes.

Verifying Silent Mode Installation

You can verify successful silent mode installation by checking the TUXDIR directory to see if all the SALT binaries are listed.

If silent mode installation failed, check the following log files:

Windows:

%USERPROFILE%\Salt_silent_install.log

UNIX:

$HOME/Salt_silent_install.log

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