Silent Installation of the WebFOCUS Reporting Server

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After you run a regular installation and are familiar with the server, you can use a silent installation the next time you install the server.

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Running a Silent Installation

How to:

In a silent installation, launch the installation and specify a text file that contains your installation parameters, so that you are not prompted for information. To install in silent mode, you must first create a file containing your installation parameters.
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Procedure: How to Create the Server Installation Parameters File

Create a file in a text editor with the following syntax and parameters for your machine.

-inst
-license nnn-nnn-nnnn[-nn] 
-edahome drive:\ibi\srv80\home
-edaconf drive:\ibi\srv80\wfs
-port port 
-host hostname 
-approot drive:\ibi\apps
-programfolder "WebFOCUS 80 Server"
-pass password 
-nostart

where:

nnn-nnn-nnnn[-nn]

Is the 10-digit or 12-digit license number.

drive:\ibi\

Is the drive and directory where you want to install the server.

port

Is the base TCP port for the server.

hostname

Is the hostname of the server.

WebFOCUS 80 Server

Is the Windows program folder and service name.

password

Is the password for the user ID you are using to install the server.

You can see additional installation options by executing the installation from a command prompt as follows:

setup ?
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Procedure: How to Launch a Silent Installation
  1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the setup.exe file for the server.
  2. Type the following: 
    setup -LlangID -opt drive:\PATH_TO\srvoptions.txt 
[-DINSTALL_LOG_DESTINATION="log_destination"]
[-DINSTALL_LOG_NAMES="log_name"]

    where:

    drive:\PATH_TO\srvoptions.txt

    Is the full path to the file containing your installation options.

    -LlangID

    Is -L and the decimal language ID of the language in which you wish to install the server. For example:

    English: -L0x409

    French: -L0x040c

    Spanish: -L0x040a

    German: -L0x407

    Japanese: -L0x411

    log_destination

    Is the location where the installation log is created. If this argument is omitted, the log is created in the default location.

    log_name

    Is the name of the installation log. If this argument is omitted, the default name is used.

    For example:

    setup -L0x409 -opt C:\temp\srvoptions.txt
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