Creating an options file

You must create an options file for each silent installation that you want to perform. The procedure on this page describes how to create options files for TrueSight Orchestration Content.

You can create an options file that installs multiple types of content or a single content type.

Before you begin

Locate the sample files that you can leverage to create options files for your installation scenario.

To create an options file for TrueSight Orchestration Content

1. Open a text editor to create a new options file.
2. Copy the content from a content template options file into the new file.
3. In the new file, modify the installLocation property and specify an existing directory in which to install the component.
   

   The installation directory must have network access to the repository.

   Example

   -P installLocation=c:\Program Files\BMC Software\AO\content

   
   

4. For the AO_CONTENT_INSTALL_TYPE property, specify INSTALL_TYPE_CUSTOM.

   -J AO_CONTENT_INSTALL_TYPE=INSTALL_TYPE_CUSTOM

5. For the AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES property, specify the content features to install.

   See Sample content options file templates and Silent installation properties for more information about specifying content features.

6. Specify the repository communication features.

7. Save the file with a name that indicates the purpose of the installation.

   For example, if you create an options file to install the repository, you could name the options file bao_content.options.

   UNIX operating systems are case-sensitive. Do not mix upper- and lowercase characters when you name files for a UNIX environment.

Where to go from here

Run the installation from a command line, as described in Executing a silent installation.