Performing an Installation in Silent Mode

Perform the following steps to perform a silent installation of Siebel CRM. This task is part of Installing Siebel CRM Using Silent Mode.

First, you must save an installation response file as described in Saving an Installation Response File or prepare an installation response file for adding languages as described in Editing an Oracle-Provided Installation Response File. Then you run the installer command as shown in the following procedure. For detailed information about the task of adding languages, see Installing and Deploying Additional Languages.

The installation commands shown in the following procedure run the installer in silent mode and specify the location of the response file to be executed. No installer screens are displayed, and no further user input is prompted for after the installer starts. The installation result depends on the content of the specified response file. The response file does not contain passwords. Consequently, you must specify the database table owner and database user password on the command line.

To perform an installation in silent mode

Navigate to the Siebel image location where the installer is located.
Place the response file that you previously generated or edited into the correct Siebel image directory for the Siebel CRM module (where the installer program is located), so that the file can be read when you run the installer.
Note: Always back up any existing valid response file before replacing it with a new file.
(Windows) Open a DOS command window, then run a command like the following to start the installer to install Siebel CRM:
```
setup.bat -silent -responseFile path_to_installation_response_file
 -dp database_table_owner_password -sp database_user_password
```
In this command:
- path_to_installation_response_file is the full path and name of a response file to be executed (for example, C:\temp\sesinstall.rsp)
- database_table_owner_password is the password for the database table owner
- database_user_password is the password for the database user
(UNIX) Open a shell window, then run a command like the following to start the installer to install Siebel CRM:
```
setup -silent -responseFile path_to_installation_response_file
 -dp database_table_owner_password -sp database_user_password
```
In this command:
- path_to_installation_response_file is the full path and name of a response file to be executed (for example, /temp/sesinstall.rsp)
- database_table_owner_password is the password for the database table owner
- database_user_password is the password for the database user
Validate the installation after it has completed.
For more information, see Verifying Installation for Siebel CRM.