Recording Response Files

You can use Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) in interactive mode to record response files, which you can then edit and use to complete silent mode or response file mode installations.

You can save all the installation steps into a response file during installation by clicking Save Response File on the Summary page. You can use the generated response file for a silent installation later.

When you record the response file, you can either complete the installation, or you can exit from the installer on the Summary page, before OUI starts to copy the software to the system.

If you use record mode during a response file mode installation, then the installer records the variable values that were specified in the original source response file into the new response file.

Note:

You cannot save passwords while recording the response file.

To record a response file:

1. Complete preinstallation tasks for an Oracle Database Client installation.

   When you run the installer to record a response file, it checks the system to verify that it meets the requirements to install the software. For this reason, Oracle recommends that you complete all of the required preinstallation tasks and record the response file while completing an installation.

2. Ensure that the Oracle software owner user (typically oracle) has permissions to create or write to the Oracle home path that you will specify when you run the installer.

3. On each installation screen, specify the required information.

4. When OUI displays the Summary screen, perform the following steps:

   1. Click Save Response File. In the window, specify a file name and location for the new response file. Click Save to write the responses you entered to the response file.

   2. Click Finish to continue with the installation.

      Click Cancel if you do not want to continue with the installation. The installation stops, but the recorded response file is retained.

      Note:

      Ensure that your response file name has the .rsp suffix.

5. If you do not complete the installation, then delete the Oracle home directory that the installer created using the path you specified in the Specify File Locations screen.

6. Before you use the saved response file on another system, edit the file and make any required changes. Use the instructions in the file as a guide when editing it.