Installing Portal Server 7.2 in Silent Mode

To install Portal Server 7.2 using Silent mode, do the following:

1. Type the command ./installer -n filename -j /usr/jdk/jdk1.5.0_12, where filename is the name of the output answer file that will be created. For example, /tmp/filename.

   The -n option invokes the Portal Server 7.2 GUI installer.

2. Enter the required values in the specific configuration fields in all the installer screens. All the configuration values that you enter in the install screens are written to the filename file.

   For more information on instructions and installation panels to install Portal Server 7.2, refer To Install Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 on Application Server 9.1 Using Portal Server 7.2 GUI Installer.

3. Type the command ./installer -s filename.

   This command installs Portal Server 7.2 in Silent mode.

   There are silent install files located in the silent_install_samples directory. These files are for common install scenarios. For more information on each silent install file, refer the ReadMe.txt.

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   The values for two properties have prefixes. The prefixes are required. The PortalServerWithoutGateway.data.PROTOCOL property can be either protocol_http or protocol_https and the PortalServerWithoutGateway.data.GATEWAY_PROTOCOL property can be either gateway_protocol_http or gateway_protocol_https.

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   The value for License.license.ACCEPT_LICENSE property must be 0.

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   If you run ./installer -h command, you will get the following options available in the installer:

   -t

   Text mode.

   -s input answer file

   Silent mode. The input answer file contains configuration values.

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   The filename must include full path and not the relative path.

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   -n output answer file

   Dry run mode. In this mode, the configuration values are written to the output answer file.

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   The filename must include full path and not the relative path.

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   -j directory

   To specify the location of JDK install. Replace the directory with the location where you have installed JDK.

   -v

   Verbose mode.