3.2.1 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.