Installing silently

A silent installation enables you to install the product by running the installer from a command line. In a silent installation, you specify the required installation settings in the .options file. You can perform a silent installation of the:

Note

A silent installation may also be referred to as an unattended installation.

Encrypting passwords in the options file

For silent installation, you must encrypt the passwords and use the encrypted passwords in the .options file. You can encrypt the passwords by using the Maintenance Tool. Run the following command to start the Maintenance Tool and get the encrypted password for each component. Run the tool on a computer that has JRE installed. Use the encrypted passwords in the .options file before starting the installation:

OS

Command

Example

Microsoft Windows

BPPMServer\Disk1\utility\BPPMServerMaintenanceTool.cmd -silent -encrypt -encrypt -password=<myPassword> -confirm_password=<myPassword>

where myPassword is the password to be encrypted

C:\Program Files\BMC Software\ProactiveNet\utility>BPPMServerMaintenanceTool.cmd
-silent -encrypt -encrypt -password=myCMDBPassword -confirm_password=myCMDBPassword
Starting the BPPMServer Maintenance Tool...
DES\:9b1ed66cb2ca852d76282c69c2fd256b06459741992f718cdf624d53e37dfa53
Done!

UNIX or Solaris

BPPMServer/Disk1/utility/BPPMServerMaintenanceTool.sh -silent -encrypt -encrypt -password=myPassword -confirm_password=myPassword

where {{code language="none"}}
my
{{/code}}Password is the password to be encrypted

bash-3.2# ./BPPMServerMaintenanceTool.sh
-silent -encrypt -encrypt -password=myCMDBPassword -confirm_password=myCMDBPassword
Starting the BPPMServer Maintenance Tool...
DES\:9b1ed66cb2ca852d76282c69c2fd256b06459741992f718cdf624d53e37dfa53
Done!

For more information on the Maintenance Tool, see Administering-BMC-ProactiveNet-Maintenance-Tool.

 

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