Installing Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes Using Silent Installation

The following sections describe how to install Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes using silent installation on UNIX systems:

•	What Is Silent Installation?

•	Using Silent Installation: Main Steps

What Is Silent Installation?

Silent installation reads the settings for your configuration from a text file that you create prior to beginning the installation. Manual intervention is not necessary during the installation process. Silent installation works on UNIX systems.

Silent installation is a way of setting installation configurations only once and then using those configurations to duplicate the installation on many machines.

Using Silent Installation: Main Steps

Creating a Response File

You can create a new response file, based on the installation options you select, by using the OUI record mode.

When you use record mode, OUI records the installation session to a response file. You specify the name of the response file on the command line. The recorded response file is generated immediately after the Summary page; you do not need to actually install your Oracle product to create the response file. That is, you can start the installation in Record mode and proceed through the installation options until you get to the Summary page. On the Summary Page, click Exit to stop the installation from proceeding with the installation. However, all the options you selected are saved in the resulting response file.

You can use the newly created response file to run identical installation sessions on other computers in your organization.

Record mode can be also used during a silent installation. In this case, the variable values specified in the original source response file will be recorded to the new response file.

The following sections describe how to use record mode on UNIX systems.

Using Record Mode

To record a new response file:

1.	At the command prompt, use the cd command to change to the directory that contains the OUI executable file (runInstaller.sh) for your installation.

2.	Enter the following command on UNIX:

./runInstaller.sh -record -destinationFile <response_file_name>

Replace the <response_file_name> with the complete path for the new response file. For example:

On UNIX:

./runInstaller.sh -record -destinationFile /private/temp/install_oracle11g.rsp

3.	Use the OUI user interface to select and record your installation options.

When OUI displays the Summary page, you can either continue with the installation or exit.

OUI saves your new response file using the path and file name you specified on the command line.

Required Variables in Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes Response File

The variables defined in this section are specific for Tuxedo installer.

Note:

For String type variables, you must surround the value using the double quote.

ORACLE_HOME

The location where products are to be installed. You must enter a value for ORACLE_HOME for a complete silent installation.

ORACLE_HOME_NAME

The name of the current Oracle home. You must enter a value for ORACLE_HOME_NAME for a complete silent installation.

INSTALL_TYPE

You can set the installation type variable to determine the installation type of the currently selected top level component. Install_type can be selected from below table:

 

Install type	Description
Full Install	This install type will install all of the Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes components.
CICS Runtime Install	This install type will install the Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for CICS component.
Batch Runtime Install	This install type will install the Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for Batch component.
IMS Runtime Install	This install type will install the Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for IMS component.
Custom Install	This install type will install the components selected by customer.

For more information, see Install Types.

SAMPLE_INSTALLED

If the install samples for ART products set it to true. It is required.

COBOL_COMPILER_TYPE

Configures the COBOL compiler type.

It keeps records for the default COBOL compiler type you are using.

If artcics component is not selected and artbatch component is selected, the value can be "Micro-Focus-Cobol", "COBOL-IT", or "No-COBOL".

If artcics component is selected, the value can be "Micro-Focus-Cobol" or "COBOL-IT".

If only artims component is selected, it is not required.

COBOL_IT_DIR

Configures the full path of COBOL-IT installation directory.

It is required if COBOL_COMPILER_TYPE is "COBOL-IT".

Installing with a Response File

Many Oracle software products provide tools and procedures for running OUI from the command line without displaying OUI screens or responding to questions during the installation.

This is called silent installation.

Instead of prompting you to select a series of installation options, OUI installs the software using a predefined set of options. These options are stored in a response file (.rsp).

Note:

If you attempt to perform a silent installation on a UNIX computer where no Oracle products have been installed, you will receive an error message. Before you can perform a silent installation in this situation, you must first run the oraInstRoot.sh script located in the oraInventory directory. You must run this script with root privileges. This enables OUI to set up the Central Inventory on a clean host.

Specifying a Response File

To start OUI and specify the response file, enter the following command on the command line in the directory where the executable file is installed:

On UNIX:

./runInstaller.sh -responseFile <filename> <optional_parameters>

Notes:

•	To install Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes in complete silent mode, you must specify <optional_parameters> to -silent.

•	You must specify the complete responseFile path. If you do not, OUI assumes the location is relative to the oraparam.ini file associated with the launched OUI.

For help on command line usage, enter the following on the command line in the directory where the executable file is stored:

On UNIX:

./runInstaller.sh –help

Optional Parameters When Specifying a Response File

Optional parameters you can use with the -responseFile flag are:

•	-nowelcome - Use the -nowelcome flag with the -responseFile flag to suppress the Welcome dialog that appears during installation.

•	-silent - Use the -silent flag with the -responseFile flag to run OUI in complete silent mode. Note that the Welcome dialog is suppressed automatically.

•	-waitforcompletion - Use the -waitforcompletion flag with -silent flag to wait for completion instead of spawning the java engine and exiting.

•	In a file named silentInstall<timestamp>.log for hosts without an Oracle inventory. This file is generated in the /tmp directory on UNIX platforms.

•	In the inventory logs directory for hosts that already had an inventory.

Note:

Using the -nowelcome option with the -silent option is unnecessary since the Welcome screen does not appear when you use the -silent option.

UNIX Template Sample File

This sample UNIX response file in Listing 4‑1 applies to a silent installation of Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtimes 12c Release 2 (12.2.2).

Listing 4‑1 UNIX response File

####################################################################

## Copyright (c) 1999, 2016 Oracle. All rights reserved. ##

## ##

## Specify values for the variables listed below to customize ##

## your installation. ##

## ##

## Each variable is associated with a comment. The comment ##

## identifies the variable type. ##

## ##

## Please specify the values in the following format: ##

## ##

## Type Example ##

## String "Sample Value" ##

## Boolean True or False ##

## Number 1000 ##

## StringList {"String value 1","String Value 2"} ##

## ##

## The values that are given as <Value Required> need to be ##

## specified for a silent installation to be successful. ##

## ##

## ##

## This response file is generated by Oracle Software ##

## Packager. ##

####################################################################

RESPONSEFILE_VERSION=2.2.1.0.0

UNIX_GROUP_NAME="dba"

FROM_LOCATION="/home/oracle/artinstaller/Disk1/stage/products.xml"

FROM_LOCATION_CD_LABEL=<Value Unspecified>

ORACLE_HOME="/home/oracle/oraHome/art"

ORACLE_BASE=<Value Unspecified>

ORACLE_HOME_NAME="arthome"

SHOW_WELCOME_PAGE=true

SHOW_CUSTOM_TREE_PAGE=true

SHOW_COMPONENT_LOCATIONS_PAGE=true

SHOW_SUMMARY_PAGE=true

SHOW_INSTALL_PROGRESS_PAGE=true

SHOW_REQUIRED_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true

SHOW_CONFIG_TOOL_PAGE=true

SHOW_RELEASE_NOTES=true

SHOW_ROOTSH_CONFIRMATION=true

SHOW_END_SESSION_PAGE=true

SHOW_EXIT_CONFIRMATION=true

NEXT_SESSION=false

NEXT_SESSION_ON_FAIL=true

NEXT_SESSION_RESPONSE=<Value Unspecified>

DEINSTALL_LIST={"artbase","12.2.2.0.0"}

SHOW_DEINSTALL_CONFIRMATION=true

SHOW_DEINSTALL_PROGRESS=true

CLUSTER_NODES={}

ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT=false

METALINK_LOCATION=<Value Unspecified>

METALINK_USERNAME=<Value Unspecified>

METALINK_PASSWORD=<Value Unspecified>

PROXY_HOST=""

PROXY_PORT=""

PROXY_REALM=<Value Unspecified>

PROXY_USER=""

PROXY_PWD=<Value Unspecified>

DONT_PROXY_FOR=<Value Unspecified>

TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"artbase","12.2.2.0.0"}

SHOW_SPLASH_SCREEN=true

SELECTED_LANGUAGES={"en"}

COMPONENT_LANGUAGES={"en"}

INSTALL_TYPE="Full Install"

SAMPLE_INSTALLED=false

COBOL_COMPILER_TYPE="Micro-Focus-Cobol"

COBOL_IT_DIR=""