The Oracle Universal Installer is run with various options and command-line arguments. This appendix lists the syntax of Oracle Universal Installer and the various command-line options available in Oracle Universal Installer. The following command shows the syntax for running the Oracle Universal Installer:
./launch or setup.exe <-options> [-command_line_variable=value]
In the preceding command, the following variables are used:
<option>
The options available in Oracle Universal Installer. They are described in Table B-1.
<command_line_variable>
The command-line variable for the option. They are described in Table B-2.
Note:
You can pass the command line variable in either of the following three ways:<command_line_variable>={"value1","value2"}
"<command_line_variable>={value1,value2}"
<command_line_variable>="{value1,value2}"
Table B-1 lists the various options available in Oracle Universal Installer.
Table B-1 Options in Oracle Universal Installer
Option | Description |
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Attaches homes to the Oracle Universal Installer inventory. You must pass the |
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Location of the file that specifies feature set dependency changes. |
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Used for getting the debug information from Oracle Universal Installer. |
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Uninstall the specified distribution. |
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Detaches homes from the Oracle Universal Installer inventory without deleting the inventory directory inside the Oracle home. You must pass the |
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Name of a distribution installed in this Oracle Home. Used with |
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Version of a distribution installed in this Oracle Home. Used with |
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Executes system prerequisite checks and exits. System prerequisites means OUI prerequisites (checked by the launcher), not product-specific prerequisites. |
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Lists the syntax and help information. |
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Ignore the results of the system prerequisite checks. System prerequisites means OUI prerequisites (checked by the launcher), not product-specific prerequisites. |
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Perform an installation. This is the default operation. |
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UNIX only. Use the specified inventory pointer file instead of the default. The inventory pointer file contains: inventory_loc=<location of central inventory> inst_group=<UNIX group name> |
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Omit log messages whose priority level is less than |
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Do not allocate a console, and suppress the display of messages to the console. Windows only. |
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Do not wait for the user to press Enter on the console after the operation (for example, install) is complete. Windows only. |
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Specifies the location of the |
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Performs a set of product-specific prerequisite checks, which depend on the product being installed as well as the platform. |
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Logs debug information about disk usage. |
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Logs debug information for memory usage. |
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Logs debug information for time usage. |
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Allow libraries to be updated after an Oracle home has been modified. |
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Location of the response file containing input for OUI. |
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Used for silent mode operations. The input can be a response file or a list of command line variable value pairs. You can use the |
Table B-2 lists the command-line variables available in Oracle Universal Installer:
Table B-2 Command-Line Variables in Oracle Universal Installer
Command-Line Variable | Description |
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Specifies the license agreement status. By setting this variable to true, you are accepting the license agreement. |
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Specifies an anonymous login. |
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Specifies the languages in which the components will be installed. |
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Specifies whether to skip the prerequisite checks or not. Set to true to continue component installation even when the prerequisite check fails. |
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Specifies the installation type of the components. |
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Specifies the inventory location. |
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Specifies the login category. |
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Specifies the login name. |
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Specifies the |
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Specifies the ORACLE HOME folder name. This is used only on Windows platform. |
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Specifies the ORACLE HOME key name. This is used only on Windows platform. |
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Specifies the ORACLE HOME service name. This is used only on Windows platform. |
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Specifies the host name of the system. |
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Specifies the password. |
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Specifies the registration keyword value. This can be obtained from the URL specified in the Product Registration Page. |
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Specifies the selected languages. |
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Specifies the selected platforms. |
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Specifies the group name on a UNIX platform. |