Running the installer in silent mode
Before you begin
An example ARSystem-ini-template.txt file contains all of the options that you can use for silent installation. You can find the ARSystem-ini-template.txt file in the <InstallerDirectory>\Disk1\utility folder.
To run the installer in silent mode
Using the worksheets in Completing the installation spreadsheet as a guide, edit the options in the ARSystem-ini-template.txt file, ensuring that you include the appropriate
-P
,-J
, or-A
option:Option
Description
Example
-P
Sets the installation directory for a product.
-P installLocation=<filePath>
- (Windows)
-P installLocation=C:\Program Files\ BMC Software\ARSystem
- (UNIX)
-P installLocation=/opt/bmc/ARSystem
-A
Specifies the products and features you want to install. The product and feature names are listed at the top of the ARSystem-ini-template.txt file. To install more than one product or feature, include the -A line for each.
-A product <productName>
-A feature <featureName>
For example:-A product ARSuiteKit
-A featureMidTier
-A feature Clients
Note: The product names are case sensitive. Refer to the ARSystem-ini-template.txt for complete product names.-J
Specifies Java properties that correspond to user inputs. See the Example options.txt file for examples.
-J BMC_AR_SERVER_HOST_NAME=foo.bar.com
-J BMC_AR_USER=Demo
-J BMC_AR_PASSWORD=
As you edit the ARSystem-ini-template.txt file, apply the following guidelines:- Remove the comment (#) markers.
- To use an encrypted password, use the
-J passwordOption=
option. - In UNIX environments, ensure that no Ctrl+M characters appear in the ARSystem-ini-template.txt file.
- Enter Yes for the
BMC_EULA_ACCEPT
parameter:## BMC EULA Accept
-J BMC_EULA_ACCEPT=Yes
- (Windows)
- To set the installation mode (install/upgrade) in the ARSystem-ini-template.txt file, edit the
BMC_ARSYSTEM_INSTALL_OPTION
as follows:-J BMC_ARSYSTEM_INSTALL_OPTION=Install
(for fresh installation)-J BMC_ARSYSTEM_INSTALL_OPTION=Upgrade
(for upgrade)
- Run the installer with the
-i silent
option:- (Windows)
setup.exe -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=c:\path\to\ARSystem-ini-template.txt
- (UNIX)
./setup.bin -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=/path/to/ARSystem-ini-template.txt
- (Windows)
Note
By default, the installer migrates the Lucene 2.9 single-file Full Text Search (FTS) index into Lucene 4.9 schema specific files. The index migration step can be time consuming. To skip the migration step, use the -J BMC_AR_SKIP_FTS_INDEX_MIGRATION=true option when performing a silent installation. Refer to Example options.txt file for more information. Once the FTS index has been migrated, subsequent installations skip the migration step.
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