runInstaller Command

The runInstaller command provides various flags that you can use without specifying any command option.

Syntax

runInstaller [-silent [-ignorePrereqFailure]] [-responseFile responsefilename] [-executePrereqs] [-executeConfigTools [-skipStackCheck]]
[-debug] [-applyOneOffs list_of_patch_directory_locations] [-nApplyOneOffs directory_containing_multiple_patches]
[-executeRootScript -configMethod <ROOT | SUDO> [-sudoPath sudo_binary_path] [-sudoUserName sudo_user_name]]]

Parameters

Table B-1 runInstaller Command Parameters

Parameter	Mandatory?	Description
-silent	No	Run the installer in the silent mode. You can either provide a response file path for inputs or a list of command line variable value pairs.
-ignorePrereqFailure	No	Specify this option to ignore all prerequisite checks failures.
-responseFile responsefilename	No	Absolute path of the response file, which has installation option values.
-debug	No	Run the Oracle AI Database installer in the debug mode.
-applyOneOffs list_of_patch_directory_locations	No	Apply one-off patches to the Oracle AI Database home. You can pass multiple one-off patches as a comma separated list of locations.
-nApplyOneOffs directory_containing_multiple_patches	No	Specify a path to a location that contains multiple one-off patches to apply to the Oracle Grid Infrastructure home.
-executeConfigTools	No	Run the configuration tools for an installed Oracle AI Database home. Note: You can use this parameter only with other commands, such as runInstaller -setupDBHome.
-skipStackCheck	No	Skip the stack status check.
-executePrereqs	No	Run prerequisite checks to ensure that all necessary conditions and requirements are met before proceeding with the installation or configuration process.
-executeRootScript	No	Specify this option to run the root script automatically. Note: You can use this parameter only with other commands such as gridSetup.sh -configureCluster.
-configMethod <ROOT | SUDO>	No	Specify the configuration method to use for automatic root script execution. It can be either as the root user or as a sudo user.
-sudoPath sudo_binary_path	No	Absolute path of the sudo program binaries.
-sudoUserName sudo_user_name	No	Name of the user who is in the sudoers list and can run the root scripts.
-help	No	Displays runInstaller command help.

Example

The following example shows you how to install the Oracle AI Database software using a response file.

runInstaller -silent -ignorePrereqFailure -responseFile /u01/app/oracle/product/23.0.0/dbhome_1/install/response/db_install.rsp