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Silent Installation Parameters

The following table lists common parameters that are used for silent installations of BusinessObjects Enterprise on Windows.

Important! If you pass a parameter directly in the command line, the setting will override any setting specified in the response file.

/qn+ -QUIET="/qn+"

Displays the completion dialog at the end of the installation.

/qb -QUIET="/qb"

Displays a pop-up dialog indicating the progress of the installation.

/qn -QUIET="/qn"

Specifies that a quiet silent installation will take place.

ADDLOCAL

Specifies which client, server, web tier, and other BusinessObjects Enterprise components will be installed. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

ADDLOCAL="Tomcat,Universe,Complete,BIPWebComp,Designer,AlwaysInstall,BeforeInstall,VBA62,Reporter,Clients,WRC,DataSourceMigrationWizard,CrystalBVM,MetaDataDesigner,ConversionTool,ImportWizard,PubWiz,qaaws,JavaRASSDK,BOEJavaSDK,JavaViewersSDK,RebeanSDK,DevelopersFiles,WebServicesSDK,UnivTransMgr,wdeploy,WebTierComp,BOEWebServices,CCM,ServerComponents,Mapping,Repository,CRPE,MetaData,CMS,Auditor"

AS_ADMIN_IS_SECURE

Specifies that an administrator credential must be passed to access the web application server. This setting only valid for WebSphere 6 and Oracle.

AS_ADMIN_IS_SECURE="true"

AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Password used by the administrator account to access the web application server.

AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD="pass"

AS_ADMIN_PORT

Specifies the port used by the web application server.

AS_ADMIN_PORT="8080"

AS_ADMIN_USERNAME

Specifies the account name used by the administrator to access the web application server.

AS_ADMIN_USERNAME="admin"

AS_DIR

Specifies the installation directory for the web application server.

AS_DIR="<INSTALLDIR>/Tomcat55"

AS_INSTANCE

Specifies the name of the current web application server instance.

AS_INSTANCE="localhost"

AS_SERVER

Java web application server:

• Use tomcat55 for Tomcat
• Use oas1013 for Oracle Application Server 10g R3
• Use weblogic9 for WebLogic 9
• Use weblogic10 for WebLogic 10
• Use websphere6 for WebSphere 6.1

  AS_SERVER="tomcat55"
  

Note: This parameter is blank when installing to a .NET web application server.

AS_SERVICE_NAME

Specifies the name of the Windows service if the application server is installed as a service on Windows.

AS_SERVICE_NAME="BOE120Tomcat"

AS_VIRTUAL_HOST

Specifies virtual host to which the application must be bound.

AS_VIRTUAL_HOST="hostname"

CADNODE

Specifies the node name for the SIA.

CADNODE="SIA1"

Note: Do not use spaces or non-alphanumeric characters in an SIA node name.

CADPORT

Specifies the port used by the SIA.

CADPORT="6410"

CLIENTLANGUAGE

Specifies the language used by the installer:

• en=English
• chs=Simplified Chinese
• cht=Traditional Chinese
• de=German
• es=Spanish
• ko=Korean
• nl=Dutch
• jp=Japanese
• pt=Portuguese
• sv=Swedish
• ru=Russian
• fr=French
• it=Italian
• th=Thai
• pl=Polish
• da=Danish
• no=Norwegian

Note: If this parameter is not specified, you are prompted to select a language when the installation begins.

CLIENTLANGUAGE="EN"

CLUSTERCMS

Specifies if you are adding servers to an existing CMS. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

CLUSTERCMS="False"

CMSPASSWORD

Specifies the administrator password for an existing CMS to use in either a custom or web tier installation.

CMSPASSWORD="password"

COMPANYNAME

The company name specified when setting user credentials in the installation.

COMPANYNAME="MyCompanyName"

DATABASEAUDITINGDRIVER

Specifies which driver to use for the auditing database. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

DATABASEAUDITDRIVER="MySQLDatabaseSubSystem"

DATABASEDB

Name of the CMS database on the database server.

DATABASEDB="BOE120"

DATABASEDB_AUDIT

Name of the auditing database on the database server.

DATABASEDB_AUDIT="BOE120_AUDIT"

DATABASEDRIVER

Specifies which driver to use for the CMS database. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

DATABASEDRIVER="MySQLDatabaseSubSystem"

DATABASEDSN

Specifies the ODBC connection to connect to the CMS database.

DATABASEDSN="Business Objects CMS"

DATABASEDSN_AUDIT

Specifies the ODBC connection to connect to the auditing database.

DATABASEDSN_AUDIT="Business Objects AuditServer"

DATABASENWLAYER_AUDIT

Specifies auditing database type. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

DATABASENWLAYER_AUDIT="ODBC"

DATABASEPWD

Specifies the password used to access the database server.

DATABASEPWD="password"

DATABASEPWD_AUDIT

Specifies the password used to access the auditing database server.

DATABASEPWD_AUDIT="password"

DATABASEPWD_MYSQLROOT

The password used by the root account to access if you are installing the MySQL database server.

DATABASEPWD_MYSQLROOT="password"

DATABASERDMS_AUDIT

Specifies the auditing database type. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

DATABASERDMS_AUDIT="MySQL 5"

DATABASESERVER

Specifies the CMS database server name.

DATABASESERVER="localhost"

DATABASESERVER_AUDIT

Specifies the auditing database server name.

DATABASESERVER_AUDIT="localhost"

DATABASEUID

Specifies the username used to access the CMS database.

DATABASEUID="servername"

DATABASEUID_AUDIT

Specifies the username used to access the auditing database.

DATABASEUID_AUDIT="auditname"

ENABLELOGFILE

Specifies if a log file will be created for the installation.

ENABLELOGFILE="1"

ENABLESERVERS

Specifies if servers should be enabled once the installation is complete.

ENABLESERVERS="1"

INSTALL.LP.<LANGUAGE_CODE>.SELECTED

Specifies which language pack to install. The following options are available:

• en=English
• chs=Simplified Chinese
• cht=Traditional Chinese
• de=German
• es=Spanish
• ko=Korean
• nl=Dutch
• jp=Japanese
• pt=Portuguese
• sv=Swedish
• ru=Russian
• fr=French
• it=Italian
• th=Thai
• pl=Polish
• da=Danish
• no=Norwegian
• sv=Swedish
• pt=Portuguese

Note: The English language pack is always selected by default.

INSTALL.LP.EN.SELECTED="1"
INSTALL.LP.JA.SELECTED="1"

INSTALLDIR

Specifies the directory where you want to install the BusinessObjects Enterprise components.

INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\CA\SC\CommonReporting3\"

INSTALLMODE

Specifies the installation method from one of the following options:

• New
• Custom
• Web Tier

  INSTALLMODE="New"
  

MYSQLPORT

Specifies the port if you are installing the MySQL database server.

MYSQLPORT="3306"

MYSQL_REMOTE_ACCESS

Specifies to enable remote access if you are installing the MySQL database server.

MYSQL_REMOTE_ACCESS="1"

NSPORT

Specifies the port used by the CMS.

NSPORT="6400"

PIDKEY

Specifies your product license key code.

PIDKEY="xxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxx"

REMOVE

Specifies which client, server, web tier, and other BusinessObjects Enterprise components will not be installed.

To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new response file.

REMOVE="Tomcat,BIPWebComp,Designer,Reporter,Clients,WRC,DataSourceMigrationWizard,MetaDataDesigner,ConversionTool,ImportWizard,PubWiz,qaaws,BOEJavaSDK,DevelopersFiles,WebServicesSDK,UnivTransMgr,WebTierComp,BOEWebServices"

SUPPRESS_REBOOT

Specifies whether the computer reboots after installation.

Values are as follows:

• 1 = Prevents a reboot after installation, even if it is required by the installer.

  SUPPRESS_REBOOT="1"
  

• 0 = Allows a reboot after installation, if required by the installer. Otherwise, a reboot does not occur.

  SUPPRESS_REBOOT="0"
  

TOMCAT_CONNECTION_PORT

Specifies the port number that Tomcat uses to connect.

TOMCAT_CONNECTION_PORT="8080"

TOMCAT_REDIRECT_PORT

Specifies the port number that Tomcat uses to redirect.

TOMCAT_REDIRECT_PORT="8443"

TOMCAT_SHUTDOWN_PORT

Specifies the port number that Tomcat uses to shut down.

TOMCAT_SHUTDOWN_PORT="8005"

USERNAME

The username specified in the installation when providing the license key code.

USERNAME="Licensed User"

WCADOTNETINSTALL

Option to install .NET web application components to the IIS web application server.

WCADOTNETINSTALL="True"

WDEPLOY_LATER

Specifies not to automatically deploy the web application on the target web application server. This is an automatically generated parameter that should not be modified.

WDEPLOY_LATER="1"

WEBSITE_NAME

Specifies the name of the IIS web site.

WEBSITE_NAME="Default Web Site"

More information:

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