Installing the Health and Value Dashboards silently

Where you are in the installation process

To install the TrueSight Orchestration dashboard silently

1. Log in to the host computer (as a root user if you are using Linux) on which you want to install the CDP, and delete all the files from the temporary directory:
   • (Windows) %temp%
   • (Linux) /tmp
2. Create an options file for the repository by performing the following steps:
   1. Open a text editor to create a new file.
   2. Copy the contents of the sample CDP options file provided here. 

   3. Replace the variables in the options file that match your environment requirements and save the file.

      #Replace the variables and sample values in this example.
      -P installLocation=<fullPathToTheInstallationDirectory>
      -J AO_ADMIN_USERNAME=<adminUser>
      -J AO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<Password>
      -J AO_INSTALL_TYPE=install_new
      -J AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES=DB
      -J AO_START_SERVER_ON_SUCCESS=true
      -J AO_WEBSERVER_PORT=18080
      -J AO_WEBSERVER_SHUTDOWN_PORT=18050
      -J AO_WEBSERVER_PROTOCOL=https
      -J AO_WEBSERVER_HOST=<fullyQualifiedAOwebServerHostName>
      #Optional properties only required for Windows OS
      #-J AO_WINDOWS_SERVICE_NAME=BAO-DB
      #-J AO_WINDOWS_SERVICE_DISPLAY_NAME=TrueSight Orchestration DB

      Click here to view the options file properties for the dashboards

      Prefix tags for silent installation properties:

      • -P: Precedes directory properties
      • -J: Precedes Java properties

      Property name	Description and sample property
      AO_INSTALL_TYPE	Specifies the installation type. install_new Installs a new version of the product  -J AO_INSTALL_TYPE=install_new upgrade_new Performs the following upgrade actions: Upgrades from an earlier version of the component to the latest version Repairs the latest installed version Adds new features to the current version  -J AO_INSTALL_TYPE=upgrade_new This property is required in every options file.
      AO_ADMIN_USERNAME	Specifies the name of the administrator.  -J AO_ADMIN_USERNAME=<adminUser>
      AO_ADMIN_PASSWORD	Specifies the administrator password, in an encrypted format.  -J AO_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<adminPassword>
      AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES	Specifies the components to install on the target computer. The following property specifies the dashboards: AO_INSTALLING_FEATURES=DB
      AO_WEBSERVER_PORT	Specifies the port number for the dashboards
      AO_WEBSERVER_SHUTDOWN_PORT	Specifies the shutdown port number for the dashboards
      AO_WEBSERVER_PROTOCOL	Specifies the protocol on which the dashboards are to be installed. Valid values: http, https (default)
      AO_START_SERVER_ON_SUCCESS	Specifies whether to start the server after a successful installation. true: Starts the server false: Does not start the server  -J AO_START_SERVER_ON_SUCCESS=true
      AO_WEBSERVER_HOST	Specifies the fully qualified domain name of the host where you want to install the dashboards.
      AO_WINDOWS_SERVICE_NAME	Specifies the service name on a Windows computer. Default value: BAO-DB
      AO_WINDOWS_SERVICE_DISPLAY_NAME	Specifies the service display name on a Windows computer. Default value: TrueSight Orchestration DB

3. From the command line, execute one of the following commands to start the installation program in silent mode.
   When you specify the options file name, specify the full path to the options file; do not specify a path that is relative to the installation program.

   OS	Command	Example
   Windows	pathToInstaller\installCommand  -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE="fullPathToOptionsFile/optionsFile"	setup.cmd -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=tso_CDP_options.txt
   Linux	sh ./installCommand -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE="fullPathToOptionsFile/optionsFile"	sh ./linux_bao_server_installer_<version>.sh -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=tso_CDP_options.txt

   On Windows, the silent installation does not direct output to the console. a short startup message and a console representation of a progress meter is displayed. The installation finishes without comments on the screen. On Redhat Linux, you can output debug logging to the console window by exporting LAX_DEBUG=true.

4. Verify whether the component is installed successfully by viewing the installation log (BAO_install_log.txt) located at the following location:

   • Red Hat Linux: /tmp
   • Microsoft Windows: C:\DOCUME~1_userName_\LOCALS~1\Temp

   Scroll to the end of the log file to locate the TrueSight Orchestration install succeeded success message.

Troubleshooting installation issues

If you face issues during or after installation, see Troubleshooting-the-dashboards.

Next step in the installation process

Now that all TrueSight Orchestration Platform components are installed successfully, you must complete the post-installation activities. For more information, see Configuring-your-environment-to-use-TrueSight-Orchestration-dashboards.