Performing a silent installation of the portal on Windows

You can perform an unattended (silent) installation of BladeLogic Portal on a Windows system.

A silent installation requires a response file, which specifies the selections you would normally make during an interactive installation. A copy of a template response file is attached to this topic.

Before you begin

• The installation must run on a 64-bit Microsoft Windows 2008 or 2012 operating system.

• A database must be set up prior to installation. Currently, for Windows installations, the database must be running on Microsoft SQL Server (see Setting up a SQL Server database). The database should reside on the same LAN as this installation of BladeLogic Portal.

• BMC Server Automation must be installed and its Application Server started. The Application Server should reside on the same LAN as this installation of BladeLogic Portal.

• Web services must be enabled on BMC Server Automation by establishing a communication path (via REST APIs) between the BMC Server Automation Application Server and the server hosting BladeLogic Portal.
• Other applications cannot use ports that you allocate to the BladeLogic Portal server.
• You must obtain the necessary installation files.

To install the portal in silent mode

1. Copy the installation file, BMCAUTOPORTAL12_Win64.zip, to an appropriate location on the computer where you are installing the portal. 
2. Extract the contents of BMCAUTOPORTAL12_Win64.zip. 
   This extraction generates a file structure where the top level directory is named BladeLogicPortal.

3. Navigate to \BladeLogicPortal\windows\Disk1.

4. Prepare a silent response file.
   1. Download and open the template response file called silent_install_sample_options.txt.
      A copy of that file is attached to this page.

   2. Follow the instructions in the template file to specify installation choices.

   3. In places where the response file requires passwords, you can optionally encrypt each password by using the BladeLogic Portal Maintenance Tool, which is included in the installation files.
      1. In the installation files, open Disk1\utility\BladeLogicMaintenanceTool.
      2. Click the Encrypt tab.
      3. For Password, enter a plain text password. Then, for Confirm Password, repeat the password.
      4. Click Encrypt.
         The Encrypted Password field shows the encrypted password.
      5. Copy the encrypted password and paste it into the appropriate location in the response file.
   4. Save the response file and note its full name and path.

5. As Administrator, use a command line to enter the following command: 
   setup.exe -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=<Path of silent response file>