Installing silently on Windows

Running the silent installer on Windows has different effects depending on whether or not the user has administrator permissions.

If the silent installer is run with administrator permissions, it creates a per-machine installation. Otherwise, it creates a per-user installation. Variables on the command line can be used to override this default behavior.

To install silently on Windows:

  1. From a command prompt, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the installer.
  2. Run the silent installer with a command (on a single line), similar to this example: 
    start /wait ES_7.4.exe /s TARGETDIR=C:\Oracle\Endeca\Server\7.4.0

    You can replace the TARGETDIR path location in the example with the location to which you want to install. However, if you set the install location to a non-empty directory or to a drive that does not exist, the silent installation will fail with a non-zero status code.

    Additionally, an administrator can override the default behavior and create a per-user installation by setting ALLUSERS=FALSE.

  3. After installation is complete, enable secure mode (SSL) on Oracle Endeca Server by following the procedure in the Oracle Endeca Server Administrator's Guide.
The installation also creates an Oracle Endeca Server 7.4.0 entry in the Start Menu with these shortcut options:
  • Start Oracle Endeca Server
  • Stop Oracle Endeca Server
  • Uninstall Oracle Endeca Server 7.4.0

When running the silent installer on Windows, you can turn on logging. This can be useful, for example, if you need to debug a failed silent installation. To turn on logging during a silent installation on Windows, add /l=<path>. An absolute path is required.