Installation properties for platform options files

The topic lists the properties that you can include in the options files for platform components. The values that you assign to these properties determine the installation settings for the installation program.

To help you determine your property values, see the installation worksheets provided for the GUI installation and the Sample platform options file templates. 

Note

Preparing for installation includes installation worksheets for the platform components. Before beginning an installation, use these worksheets to record the property values for your environment. You can use these values when setting up your options files.

Installation properties for all platform options files

The following table contains installation properties that are common for all server platform components. 

Property name

Description and sample property

installLocation

Specifies the full path to the installation directory.

-P installLocation=<fullPathToTheInstallationDirectory>

This property is required in every options file.

AO_INSTALL_TYPE

Specifies the installation type.

  • install_new

    Installs a new version of the product 

    -J AO_INSTALL_TYPE=install_new

  • upgrade_new
    Performs the following upgrade actions:

    • Upgrades from an earlier version of the component to the latest version
    • Repairs the latest installed version
    • Adds new features to the current version 
      -J AO_INSTALL_TYPE=upgrade_new

This property is required in every options file.

AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES

Specifies the components to install on the target computer.
REPO, CDP, AP, LAP, OCP

The following property specifies the repository 
-J AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES=REPO 

The following property specifies a CDP and Operator Control Panel. 
-J AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES=CDP,OCP 

With the exception of Development Studio, this property is required in every options file.

AO_START_SERVER_ON_SUCCESS

Specifies whether to start the server after a successful installation.
  • true: Starts the server
  • false: Does not start the server 

-J AO_START_SERVER_ON_SUCCESS=true

You can use this optional property with any of the components.

AO_WEBSERVER_PORT

Specifies the port number for the repository.

Default value: 28080 

-J AO_WEBSERVER_PORT=28080

AO_WEBSERVER_SHUTDOWN_PORT

Specifies the web server shutdown port.

Default value: 28050 

-J AO_WEBSERVER_SHUTDOWN_PORT=28050

AO_WEBSERVER_PROTOCOL

Specifies the protocol on which the repository is installed.

Valid values: http, https (default)

AO_WEBSERVER_HOST

Specifies the fully qualified domain name of the host where you want to install the repository or any other platform components.

AO_WEBSERVER_URL

Specifies the URL used to launch the platform component.

AO_WINDOWS_SERVICE_NAME

Specifies the service name on a Windows computer.

Default values: BAO-CDP, BAO-REPO, BAO-OCP, BAO-DB, BAO-AP, BAO-LAP, BAO-HACDP 

You can use other alphanumeric values that do not contain spaces.

AO_WINDOWS_SERVICE_DISPLAY_NAME

Specifies the service display name on a Windows computer.

Default values: BMC Atrium Orchestrator <component>, where <component> has one of the default values, CDP, REPO, OCP, DB, AP, LAP, HACDP.

Installation properties for repository options file

This section lists the properties to include in an options file that installs the repository component. See also the Repository installation worksheet.

The authentication-related properties that you include in the options file depend on which version of the Remedy Single Sign-On (Remedy SSO or RSSO) authentication system you want to use: an existing external instance or installing the embedded version with BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform components. Use the appropriate values for your authentication option.

Properties for repository installation

Property nameDescription and sample property
AO_REPOSITORY_HA_IPADDRESS

Specifies the repository IP address for communication with the enterprise service bus.

This must be an IP address that allows access from the CDP and/or the HA-CDP.

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_IPADDRESS=<ipAddress>

AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT

Specifies the repository port for communication with the enterprise service bus.

Default value: 28090 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT=28090

Authentication properties for repository installation using external Remedy SSO

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Specifies to use the external Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Set this to false when using the external Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=false

AO_RSSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Specifies administrator password to log into the external Remedy SSO instance. 

-J AO_RSSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_RSSO_REALM

Specifies the name of the realm used for the external Remedy SSO instance. 

-J AO_RSSO_REALM=<realm>

AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL=https://<RSSO>:<port>

Specifies the external Remedy Single Sign-On URL.

-J AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL=https://<fullyQualifiedRSSOhostName>:<port>

Authentication properties for repository installation using embedded Remedy SSO

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Specifies to install the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Set this to false when using the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_RSSO_COOKIE_DOMAIN

Specifies the cookie domain for the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_RSSO_COOKIE_DOMAIN=<domain>

Installation properties for CDP options file

This section lists the properties to include in an options file that installs the primary CDP component. For more information about grid properties that you can assign during CDP installation and records of values for your environment, see the CDP installation worksheet.

The authentication-related properties that you include in the options file depend on which version of the Remedy Single Sign-On (Remedy SSO or RSSO) authentication system you want to use: an existing external instance or installing the embedded version with BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform components. These properties are listed in two tables in this section. Use the appropriate values for your authentication option.

Properties for CDP installation

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_ENVIRONMENT_NAME

Specifies the name of the environment. 

-J AO_ENVIRONMENT_NAME=BAO Environment

AO_ADMIN_USERNAME

Specifies the name of the administrator. 

See Installing the repository for default user name and password details.

-J AO_ADMIN_USERNAME=<adminUser>

AO_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Specifies the name of the administrator password. 

See Installing the repository for default user name and password details.

-J AO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<adminPassword>

AO_GRID_NAME

Specifies the grid name. A valid grid name contains 1-30 alphanumeric characters and does not contain any special characters or spaces. 

Default value: MyGrid

-J AO_GRID_NAME=MyGrid

AO_GRID_TYPE

Specifies one of the following grid types:

  • dev
  • test
  • preprod
  • prod 

For more information about this grid property, see the Types table in CDP installation worksheet. 

Default value: dev 

-J AO_GRID_TYPE=prod

AO_GRID_LOGGING_LEVEL

Specifies one of the following logging levels:

  • debug
  • info
  • warn
  • error
  • off 

For more information about this grid property, see the Logging table in CDP installation worksheet. 

Default value: debug 

-J AO_GRID_LOGGING_LEVEL=warn

AO_CDP_IS_PRIMARY

Specifies whether the installation is for the initial CDP.

  • true: The peer is the primary CDP.
  • false: This peer is HA-CDP.

-J AO_CDP_IS_PRIMARY=true

AO_PEER_NAME

Specifies the name of the CDP 

Default value: CDP

-J AO_PEER_NAME=CDP

AO_REPOSITORY_HOST

Specifies the host name or IP address for the repository. The value cannot be a loopback address. 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HOST=<fullyQualifiedRepositoryHostName>

AO_REPOSITORY_PORT

Specifies the port used for the repository

Default value: 28080 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_PORT=28080

AO_REPOSITORY_PROTOCOL

Specifies the protocol used for the repository login page: http or https. 

Default value: https 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_PROTOCOL=https

AO_REPOSITORY_USER_NAME

Specifies the user name required to log on. 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_USER_NAME=<repositoryUser>

AO_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD

Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name.

Note: The password value is encrypted and is not stored in the installation log.

-J AO_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_CERT_PRINCIPAL

Specifies whether the certificate principal is the owner of the license; the expected value is a company name. 

-J AO_CERT_PRINCIPAL=<My Company Name>

AO_CERT_PASSWORD

Specifies a password that is at least six characters in length. 

-J AO_CERT_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_PEER_COMM_PORT

Specifies the grid peer communications port number. 

Default value: 61719

-J AO_PEER_COMM_PORT=61719

AO_REPOSITORY_HA_IPADDRESS

Specifies the repository IP address for communication with the enterprise service bus.

This should be the repository HA address provided for the repository installation.

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_IPADDRESS=<ipAddress>

AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT

Specifies the repository port for communication with the enterprise service bus.

Default value: 28090 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT=28090

AO_CDP_HA_IPADDRESS

Specifies the CDP IP address for communication with the enterprise service bus.

This must be an IP address that allows access from the repository and/or the HA-CDP.

-J AO_CDP_HA_IPADDRESS=<ipAddress>

AO_CDP_HA_PORT

Specifies the CDP port for communication with the enterprise service bus.

Default value: 38090 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT=38090

Authentication properties for CDP installation using external Remedy SSO

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Specifies to use the external Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Set this to false when using the external Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=false

AO_RSSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Specifies administrator password to log into the external Remedy SSO instance. 

-J AO_RSSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_RSSO_REALM

Specifies the name of the realm used for the external Remedy SSO instance. 

-J AO_RSSO_REALM=<realm>

AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL=https://<RSSO>:<port>

Specifies the external Remedy Single Sign-On URL.

-J AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL=https://<fullyQualifiedRSSOhostName>:<port>

Authentication properties for CDP installation using embedded Remedy SSO

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Specifies to install the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Set this to false when using the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_RSSO_COOKIE_DOMAIN

Specifies the cookie domain for the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_RSSO_COOKIE_DOMAIN=<domain>


Installation properties for Operator Control Panel options file

The following table lists the properties to include in an options file that installs the Operator Control Panel. See also the Operator Control Panel installation worksheet.

Notes

Review these notes before using the sample files for an installation.

  • If you are installing a non-English version of the Operator Control Panel,  you must install it separately from the CDP. You must install the non-English OCP and CDP on separate Tomcat servers.
  • Some Remedy SSO-related properties take values specific to embedded or external Remedy SSO environments. Use the appropriate value for your environment as instructed in the comments.

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Specifies to use the external Remedy SSO instance. This should always be set to true for a stand-alone OCP installation, because the Remedy SSO instance is external to the OCP (whether it is embedded on a BAO component or an external Remedy SSO environment).

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Set this to false for a stand-alone OCP installation.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=false

AO_RSSO_REALM

For embedded Remedy SSO environments use BAOLocal or use the external Remedy SSO realm name.

AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL

For embedded Remedy SSO environments use the CDP URL or use the external Remedy SSO URL.

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_CONTEXT

Specifies the Web context for the CDP.

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_CONTEXT=baocdp

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PEER_NAME

Specifies the name of the peer to which the OCP will connect.

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PEER_NAME=CDP

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST

Specifies the host name or IP address of the CDP. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST=<fullyQualifiedCDPhostName>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT

Specifies the web communication port for the CDP. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT=38080

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME

Specifies the name of the grid to join

Default value: MyGrid

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME=MyGrid

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL

Specifies the protocol: http or https. 

Default value: https 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL=https

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE

Specifies whether to validate peer communications configuration.
  • true: enables the silent installation program to test the peer-to-CDP or OCP-to-CDP communication configuration
  • false: continues the installation without validating the peer communication configurations 

Default value: true 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE=true


Installation properties for AP options file

The following table lists the properties to include in an options file that installs an optional AP. See also the AP installation worksheet.

Note

Some Remedy SSO-related properties take values specific to embedded or external Remedy SSO environments. Use the appropriate value for your environment as instructed in the comments.

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Specifies to use the external Remedy SSO instance. This should always be set to true for an AP installation, because the Remedy SSO instance is external to the AP (whether it is embedded on a BAO component or an external Remedy SSO environment).

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Set this to false for an AP installation.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=false

AO_RSSO_REALM

For embedded Remedy SSO environments use BAOLocal or use the external Remedy SSO realm name.

AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL

For embedded Remedy SSO environments use the CDP URL or use the external Remedy SSO URL.

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST

Specifies the host name or IP address of the CDP. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST=<fullyQualifiedHostName>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT

Specifies the web communication port for the CDP

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT=38080

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_USER

Specifies the user name required to log on. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_USER=<password>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PASSWORD

Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name.

Note: The password value is encrypted and is not stored in the installation log.

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME

Specifies the name of the grid to join. 

Default value: MyGrid 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME=MyGrid

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_NEW_PEER_NAME

Specifies the name of the new peer to install .

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_NEW_PEER_NAME=AP1

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL

Specifies the protocol: http or https. 

Default value: http 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL=http

Note: Do not set the value to https unless you have configured the web server container for SSL. 

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE

Specifies whether to validate peer communications configuration.
  • true: enables the silent installation program to test the peer-to-CDP or OCP-to-CDP communication configuration
  • false: continues the installation without validating the peer communication configurations 

Default value: true 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE=true

Installation properties for LAP

The following table lists the properties to include in an options file that installs an optional LAP. See also the LAP installation worksheet.

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST

Specifies the host name or IP address of the CDP. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST=<fullyQualifiedHostName>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT

Specifies the web communication port for the CDP

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT=38080

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_USER

Specifies the user name required to log on. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_USER=<password>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PASSWORD

Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name.

Note: The password value is encrypted and is not stored in the installation log.

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME

Specifies the name of the grid to join. 

Default value: MyGrid 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME=MyGrid

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_NEW_PEER_NAME

Specifies the name of the new peer to install .

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_NEW_PEER_NAME=AP1

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL

Specifies the protocol: http or https. 

Default value: http 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL=http

Note: Do not set the value to https unless you have configured the web server container for SSL. 

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE

Specifies whether to validate peer communications configuration.
  • true: enables the silent installation program to test the peer-to-CDP or OCP-to-CDP communication configuration
  • false: continues the installation without validating the peer communication configurations 

Default value: true 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE=true

Installation properties for HA-CDP options file

This section lists the properties to include in an options file that installs optional peers. See also the HA-CDP installation worksheet.

The authentication-related properties that you include in the options file depend on which version of the Remedy Single Sign-On (Remedy SSO or RSSO) authentication system you want to use: an existing external instance or installing the embedded version with BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform components. These properties are listed in two tables in this section. Use the appropriate values for your authentication option.

Properties for HA-CDP installation

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST

Specifies the host name or IP address of the CDP. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_HOST=<fullyQualifiedHostName>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT

Specifies the web communication port for the CDP

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PORT=38080

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_USER

Specifies the user name required to log on. 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_USER=<password>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PASSWORD

Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name.

Note: The password value is encrypted and is not stored in the installation log.

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_CDP_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME

Specifies the name of the grid to join. 

Default value: MyGrid 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_GRID_NAME=MyGrid

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_NEW_PEER_NAME

Specifies the name of the new peer to install .

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_NEW_PEER_NAME=AP1

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL

Specifies the protocol: http or https. 

Default value: http 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_PROTOCOL=http

Note: Do not set the value to https unless you have configured the web server container for SSL. 

AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE

Specifies whether to validate peer communications configuration.
  • true: enables the silent installation program to test the peer-to-CDP or OCP-to-CDP communication configuration
  • false: continues the installation without validating the peer communication configurations 

Default value: true 

-J AO_PEER_NET_CONFIG_VALIDATE=true

AO_REPOSITORY_HA_IPADDRESS

Specifies the repository IP address for communication with the enterprise service bus.

This should be the repository HA address provided for the repository installation.

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_IPADDRESS=<ipAddress>

AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT

Specifies the repository port for communication with the enterprise service bus.

Default value: 28090 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT=28090

AO_CDP_HA_IPADDRESS

Specifies the CDP IP address for communication with the enterprise service bus.

This should be the CDP HA address provided for the primary CDP installation.

-J AO_CDP_HA_IPADDRESS=<ipAddress>

AO_CDP_HA_PORT

Specifies the CDP port for communication with the enterprise service bus.

Default value: 38090 

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT=38090

AO_HACDP_HA_IPADDRESS

Specifies the HA-CDP IP address for communication with the enterprise service bus.

This must be an IP address that allows access from the repository and/or the CDP.

-J AO_HACDP_HA_IPADDRESS=<ipAddress>

AO_HACDP_HA_PORT

Specifies the HA-CDP port for communication with the enterprise service bus.

Default value: 38091

-J AO_REPOSITORY_HA_PORT=38091

Authentication properties for HA-CDP installation using external Remedy SSO

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Specifies to use the external Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Set this to false when using the external Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=false

AO_RSSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Specifies administrator password to log into the external Remedy SSO instance. 

-J AO_RSSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<password>

AO_RSSO_REALM

Specifies the name of the realm used for the external Remedy SSO instance. 

-J AO_RSSO_REALM=<realm>

AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL=https://<RSSO>:<port>

Specifies the external Remedy Single Sign-On URL.

-J AO_EXTERNAL_RSSO_URL=https://<fullyQualifiedRSSOhostName>:<port>

Authentication properties for HA-CDP installation using embedded Remedy SSO

Property name

Description and sample property

AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO

Specifies to install the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EMBEDDED_RSSO=true

AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO

Set this to false when using the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_USE_EXTERNAL_RSSO=true

AO_RSSO_COOKIE_DOMAIN

Specifies the cookie domain for the embedded Remedy SSO instance.

-J AO_RSSO_COOKIE_DOMAIN=<domain>


Installation properties for Development Studio options files

The following table lists the properties that you can include in the options file for Development Studio. See also the Development Studio installation worksheet.

Property name

Description and sample property

installLocation

Specifies the full path to the installation directory.

Default value:

Windows: c:\Program Files\BMC Software\BAO\Studio

-P /Applications/BMC Software/BAO/Studio

DEVSTUDIO_INSTALL_TYPE

Specifies the installation type for the Development Studio component.

  • install_new 
    Installs a new version of Development Studio 
    -J DEVSTUDIO_INSTALL_TYPE=install_new
  • upgrade_new 
    Performs the following upgrade actions:
    • Upgrades from an earlier version of the component to the latest version
    • Repairs the latest installed version
    • Adds new features to the current version 
      -J DEVSTUDIO_INSTALL_TYPE=upgrade_new

DEVSTUDIO_WORKSPACE_DIR

Specifies the path to the workspace folder, which is the folder where Development Studio stores your work. 

Note: Ensure that you specify the path exactly as it appears in your file system, including upper- and lowercase characters.

This directory must exist before you execute the silent installation. 

-J DEVSTUDIO_WORKSPACE_DIR=c:\DevStudioWork

Installation properties for Dashboard component options files

There are no additional properties for the Dashboard component. See also the Dashboard installation worksheet.