Running the Installer in Silent Mode

Run the installer on a host that has the same operating system as the host on which you generated the state file. If you cannot do this, refer to Creating a Platform-Appropriate State File ID.

If you have problems during installation, refer to Chapter 9, Troubleshooting.

To Run the Installer in Silent Mode

Steps

1. Open a terminal window on the host where you want to install the Java ES components.

2. If you are not logged in as root, become superuser.

3. Navigate to the directory where the installation program is located.

   cd installer-directory

4. Start the installer with the following options:

   ./installer -nodisplay -noconsole -state statefile

   where

   -nodisplay	Suppress the graphical display.
   -noconsole	Start the installer in silent mode, suppressing the user interface.
   -state	Use the specified state file as input to a silent installation.
   statefile	Specify an absolute or relative pathname to a state file.

   Silent installation can be lengthy, depending on the number and type of components that you are installing. While the installer is running, you can monitor its progress by examining changes to the installation log.

To Monitor the Progress of a Silent Installation

Steps

1. In a terminal window, change to the log file directory:

   On Solaris OS:cd /var/sadm/install/logs

   On Linux: cd /var/opt/sun/install/logs

2. Locate the log files for the current installation.

   The shared components are installed first and the components products follow.

   The timestamp variable represents the time the log was created. The variable has the format MMddhhmm, where:

   MM	Specifies the month
   dd	Specifies the date
   hh	Specifies the hour
   mm	Specifies the minute

3. Use the tail command to watch messages as they are written to the logs. Use this format:

   tail -f logfile-name

   To exit the tail program, press Ctrl+C.