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Silent Installation Parameters

The common parameters used in BusinessObjects Enterprise installation scripts are listed as follows. These parameters are saved in a file which is used to run scripted installations of BusinessObjects Enterprise on UNIX. To change the listed parameters, it is recommended that you create a new response file using ./cabiinstall.sh.

MACHINENAME

Name of the computer on which to run the scripted installation. The setting overrides the local server name. If not specified, the local computer name is used.

MACHINENAME="mymachine"
BOBJEDIR

Path of the bobje directory automatically set up in the installation directory.

BOBJEDIR="<INSTALLDIR>/bobje/"
CDDIR

Path to the Disk1 directory on the distribution DVD. This path defaults to the DVD directory.

CDDIR="<CD>/Disk1"
LICENSEDIR

Path to the directory containing the product license.

LICENSEDIR="<INSTALLDIR>/<LICENSEDIR>/"
BOBJELANG

The language setting used for the installation setup.

BOBJELICENSEKEY

Specifies the product activation keycode for the product to be installed.

BOBJELICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
PIDKEY

The product id key - same as the BOBJELICENSEKEY

PIDKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX
INSTALLTYPE

Specifies the type of installation to perform.

This parameter supports the following options:

INSTALLMODE

Specifies a comma-delimited list for the BusinessObjects Enterprise installation program operating modes. This parameter supports the following options:

LOCALNAMESERVER

Specifies the name of the local server.

LOCALNAMESERVER LOCALNAMESERVER=“myservername”
BOBJEINSTALLLOCAL

Specifies to perform either a user or system installation.

BOBJEINSTALLLOCAL=“user”
LANGPACKS_TO_INSTALL

Specifies the language packs to install.

Each language pack is specified in the short format and is separated by a space.

BOBJEUSERNAME

Specifies the BusinessObjects Enterprise username.

BOBJEUSERNAME=“username”
INSTALLTOMCAT

Specifies to either install or not to install Tomcat.

INSTALLTOMCAT=“yes”
CONNECTORPORT

Specifies the connection port for the Tomcat server.

CONNECTORPORT=“15037”
REDIRECTPORT

Specifies the redirection port for the Tomcat server.

REDIRECTPORT=“15034”
SHUTDOWNPORT

Specifies the shutdown port for the Tomcat server.

SHUTDOWNPORT=“15024”
AS_DIR

Specifies the path of the application server directory if the server is being installed. The path is automatically set using the installation directory.

AS_DIR=“<INSTALLDIR>/bobje/tomcat/”
AS_SERVER

Specifies the name of the application server being installed.

AS_INSTANCE

Specifies the name of the current web application server instance.

AS_INSTANCE="localhost"
AS_VIRTUAL_HOST

Specifies virtual host to which the application must be bound.

AS_VIRTUAL_HOST="hostname"
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_ADMIN_PASSWORD

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

AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD="pass"
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"
WDEPLOYACTION

Specifies the action to perform on the application server. The available options are:

CMSCLUSTER

Specifies whether or not to cluster to an existing CMS.

CMSCLUSTER=“no”
CLUSTER_NAMESERVER

If clustering to a CMS, specifies the name of the CMS.

CLUSTER_NAMESERVER=“name”
CLUSTERPORTNUMBER

If clustering to a CMS, specifies the port number used by the CMS.

CLUSTERPORTNUMBER=“6400”
DBTYPE

Specifies the type of database used by the CMS. The available options are:

SERVICENAME

Specifies the service name for the CMS.

SERVICENAME=“BOE953”
DATABASEUID

Specifies the username used to connect to the database.

DATABASEUID=“username”
DATABASEPWD

Specifies the password used to connect to the database.

DATABASEPWD=“password”
CMSNAMESERVER

Specifies the name of the CMS server.

CMSNAMESERVER=“servername”
CMSPORTNUMBER

Specifies the port number used to communicate with the CMS.

CMSPORTNUMBER=“14000”
CMSPASSWORD

Specifies the password used to connect to the CMS.

CMSPASSWORD=“password”
SIANODENAME

Specifies the node name for the SIA.

SIANODENAME=“name”

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

SIAPORTNUMBER

Specifies the port used by the SIA.

SIAPORTNUMBER=“14090”
REINIT

Specifies to or not to reinitialize the database.

REINIT=“yes”
INSTALLMYSQL

Specifies to or not to install MySQL as the system database.

INSTALLMYSQL=“yes”
SERVICEPORT

Specifies the port number used to communicate with the MySQL database.

SERVICEPORT=“15036”
MYSQLYHOSTNAME

Specifies the name of the server hosting the MySQL database.

MYSQLYHOSTNAME=“servername”
MYSQLROOTPWD

Specifies the root password for the MySQL database.

MYSQLROOTPWD=“password”
AUDITINGENABLED

Specifies if auditing is or is not enabled for the CMS.

AUDITINGENABLED=“yes”
SERVICENAME_AUDIT

Specifies the service audit name used by the CMS.

SERVICENAME_AUDIT=“servicename”
SERVICEPORT_AUDIT

Specifies the port number used to communicate with the auditing database.

SERVICEPORT_AUDIT=“12133”
MYSQLHOSTNAME_AUDIT

Specifies the name of the server hosting the MySQL auditing database.

MYSQLHOSTNAME_AUDIT=“servername”
DATABASEUID_AUDIT

Specifies the user name used to connect to the auditing database.

DATABASEUID_AUDIT=“username”
DATABASEPWD_AUDIT

Specifies the password used to connect to the auditing database.

DATABASEPWD_AUDIT=“password”
-ENABLEMP

Specifies which specific products to manually enable. Each product must be separated by a comma. For a custom installation this setting is used to enable those products typically not installed in a new installation.

ENABLEMP=BusinessObjects.WebTierComponents
-DISABLEMP

Specifies which specific products to manually disable. Each product must be separated by a comma. For a custom installation this setting is used to disable those products typically not installed in a new installation.

DISABLEMP=ENABLEMP=BusinessObjects.WebTierComponents