The syntax for the es-inst command is:
es-inst [-S dir][-T dir][-R dir][-C file][-A file][avh]The following table describes the es-inst parameters.
Table B–2 es-inst Options
Option |
Modifying Options |
Description |
---|---|---|
-A |
filename |
Perform an automated installation using the specified configuration file filename. This option is ignored if —C is also used. |
-C |
filename |
Specify a file in which to store the configuration details entered during installation and setup. The file can be used for subsequent automated installation. |
-R |
/path/remote-machine |
Install Sun Management Center on a remote machine that is network file system read/write accessible from the root login account on the local machine. |
-S |
directory |
Specify the source directory. |
-T |
directory |
Specify the target directory. |
-a |
|
Perform an agent-only product installation. See To Install or Update Agents From an Agent-Update Image Using agent-update.bin. |
-h |
|
List the es-inst options. |
-v |
|
Perform an installation using verbose full log mode. |
Sun Management Center 4.0 supports hands-free, also known as Boom, installation. In a hands-free installation, the installer does not prompt you for any inputs while installing the product. You can install both the server and agent components using the es-inst -B command. Two response files, default-agent-install.ascii and default-server-install.ascii, contain the default parameter values that are required for a hands-free installation. The default-agent-install.ascii file has default values for an agent installation and the default-server-install.ascii file has default values for a server installation.
Assuming that you are installing Sun Management Center from a media image directory on your network, the response files are located in the /net/machine/disk1/sbin directory. You can make a copy of the response files and modify the parameter values, if required. To run the hands-free installation, do the following:
Log in as root.
Run the command
es-inst -B filename
where
-B installs the product with the default parameter values
filename is the name of the response file
For example, es-inst -B default-agent-install.ascii
Hands-free installation is supported only on the Solaris platform.