Performing Silent Installations

Silent installations automate the installation process so that you can install Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System products on multiple computers without manually specifying installation settings on each machine.

To enable silent installation, record your installation settings in a response file. You can then run a silent installation from the command line, using the installation options that were saved in the response file.

To record installation settings and run a silent installation:

Navigate to the directory that contains EPM System Installer.
From a command line, run a command:
Windows:
```
installTool.cmd -record filename
```
Linux:
```
installTool.sh -record filename
```
where filename includes an absolute path or file name for the response file.

The file is saved in XML format, but you do not have to save the file with a .xml extension.

EPM System Installer launches.
Proceed through EPM System Installer, specifying the options that you want to record.

Installation options are recorded in the response file. You can modify the response file later to change installation options.

You are now ready to run the installation in silent mode.
Copy the response file to the machine on which you want to run the installation. You can also copy the file to a network drive that is accessible from the machines on which you want to install.
From the command line, enter a command:
Windows:
```
installtool.cmd -silent filename
```
Linux:
```
installtool.sh -silent filename
```
The installation runs in the background.

Silent response files are not compatible between earlier releases of EPM System and Release 11.2. If you created silent response files for use with any earlier release of EPM System products, you must re-create them for use with EPM System Release 11.2.