This topic provides instructions for performing a silent installation of the BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics product. A silent (or unattended) installation obtains the required user input or installation settings from an options file. You can create an options file to perform an installation of the product in the silent mode. This file defines installation settings such as the type of installation, the components to install, the installation location for the components, and so on.
You can use silent mode to perform the product installation in a headless environment (on a system that has no display device, keyboard, or mouse).
This topic contains the following information:
Note
This information applies to both single-server and distributed-server environments.
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Before you begin
- Read the Planning topic.
- Verify that your environment meets the system requirements.
- Download and unzip (for Windows) or unzip and extract (for Linux) the BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics zipped files (the installer) at your preferred location.
- Depending on your installation scenario, use the sample options file or generate a custom file. For more information, see Generating an options file with silent installation properties.
Generating an options file with silent installation properties
Before performing the installation, you must generate an options file with the necessary silent installation properties:
| Task | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Perform a typical installation | Use one of the following sample options files, depending on your platform: Note: By default, the following is the installation location:
To install the product in a different location, ensure that you change the value of the |
| Perform a custom installation | Generate a custom file with the appropriate silent installation properties by performing these steps:
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Installing BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics silently
- Log on to the computer on which you want to perform the silent installation.
- Run the following command, as appropriate:
- Windows:
setup.exe -silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=pathToOptionsFile - Linux:
setup.bin -silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=pathToOptionsFile
- Windows:
Silent installation properties
This section provides information about property values listed in the silent installation options file. This file is a text file that defines the type of installation, the components to install, the installation location, and the configuration settings for the components. The installation properties are in the form of a prefix tag followed by a property name and value pair.
Prefix tags
The following table lists the prefix tags that precede the installation properties.
Prefix tags for silent installation properties
| Property flag | Description |
|---|---|
-J | Precedes Java properties |
-P | Precedes directory properties |
-A | Precedes application features |
Installation properties
The following table lists the installation properties that succeed the prefix tags.
Installation properties
| Property name | Description |
|---|---|
| Installation | |
| Specifies the full path to the installation directory. Default value:
-P installLocation=C:\Program Files\BMC Software\TrueSight\ITDA |
| Feature selection | |
-A <Feature-Name> | Specifies the features that you want to install. The product is bundled with various features (components), and a typical installation consists a list of all features, as shown in the following example. For a custom installation, you can specify particular feature names when generating an options file. Note: The Example: # Install Indexer -A Indexer # Install Configuration Database -A Configuration Database # Install Collection Station -A Collection Station # Install Console Server -A Console Server # Install Search -A Search # Install Tomcat Hidden Product -A TomcatHiddenProduct |
| Installation type | |
SET=TYPICAL | Specifies the installation type: typical or custom. Example:
|
| Pinning the product to Start menu and starting services | |
| Specifies whether you want to pin the product to the Start menu on your computer (Windows only). Example: |
STARTSERVICES_ITDA | Specifies whether you want to start the product services immediately after the installation is complete. Example: |
| Skipping port validation | |
SKIP_VALIDATION | Specifies whether you want to skip port validation during installation. You might want to use this property if you know that the ports used for the installation are available before starting the installation. For more information about default ports, see Communication ports and protocols. Example: Note: This feature is only available for silent installation. If you do not add this property or set the value of this property to |
Where to go from here
(Optional) Verify if the installation completed successfully.
Access the product by using the Start menu.
While running the installer, if you did not have the product start services immediately, then manually start the services.
Perform configurations such as enabling security for the product, configuring the email setting, and adding Indexers to the Indexer cluster.
Start data collection immediately after installation, by making the following configurations:
- (Optional) Create Data patterns to define how the data collected must be indexed and displayed.
- Create data collectors to define the type of data to be collected and how it must be collected, and to start the data-collection process.
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