Installing Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter for SNA Software in Silent Mode

This section provides information and step-by-step instructions for installing Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter for SNA software (hereafter referenced as TMA SNA) in silent mode.

•	What Is Silent Installation?

•	Using Silent Installation

What Is Silent Installation?

Silent installation reads the settings for your configuration from a text file that you create prior to beginning the installation. Manual intervention is not necessary during the installation process. Silent installation works on UNIX systems only.

Silent installation is a way of setting installation configurations only once and then using those configurations to duplicate the installation on many machines.

Using Silent Installation

The silent installation process has two primary steps:

1.	Create a template file that contains the configuration settings, such as BEA Home directory, product directory appropriate for your installation.

2.	Invoke the installation process using the values specified in the template files.

Creating a Template File

To create a template file for use in the silent installation process, follow these steps:

1.	Create the template file specific to your platform.

2.	Copy the contents of the template file and save it as a text file named installer.properties.

3.	In the installer.properties file, modify the values for the keywords shown in the following table to create your desired configuration.

 

Keyword	Enter the following value...
INSTALLER_UI=	The mode of installation. The default is silent. Do not modify this value
BEAHOME=	The full pathname of the BEA Home directory of your choice.
CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=	Install set name, only for HP-UX, can be “Gateway”, “DistCRM” or “FullInstall”(the default).

UNIX Template File

In the template files, comment lines are preceded by hash marks (#). The installer program does not read any line beginning with a hash mark.

This sample UNIX template file (installer.properties) applies to a silent installation of Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapters for SNA.

Listing 3‑1 UNIX installer.properties Template File

INSTALLER_UI=silent
### Locale ###
USER_LOCALE=en
### BEA Home Directory ###
BEAHOME=/bea/

 

Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a UNIX System

Installing the software using silent installation takes the same amount of time as a standard installation. During silent installation, a startup message appears followed by an "Installing . . ." message, indicating that the installation has started.

To invoke the silent installation process on a UNIX system, follow these steps:

1.	Select a UNIX system that meets the hardware and software requirements.

2.	Log in to the UNIX system as the Oracle Tuxedo administrator.

3.	Ensure that you have enough free space for the Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter for SNA installation.

4.	Go to the directory where you downloaded the installer, and invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command:

prompt> sh <installer>.bin -f path/installer.properties

where installer is the name of the Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter for SNA installer file, and path is the full or relative pathname of the installer.properties file.

Note:

If a file named installer.properties is present in the same directory as the installer (for example, filename.bin), it will be supplied automatically in silent mode. However, if installer.properties is in a different directory, you may use the -f command line option to specify the properties file. For example, sh filename.bin -f path/installer.properties

5.	To verify that the software installed successfully, see “Validating the Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter for SNA Software Installation” on page 5‑1.