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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, we recommend that you create a 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 that is 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 for the installation setup.

• 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

  BOBJELANG="en"
  

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:

• new
• custom
• webtier

  INSTALLTYPE="new"
  

INSTALLMODE

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

• install
• modify
• remove
• integrated
• interactive

  INSTALLMODE=interactive,install
  

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 separated by a space.

• en=English
• zh_CN=Simplified Chinese
• zh_TW=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

  LANGPACKS_TO_INSTALL=“en fr”
  

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.

• Use tomcat6 for Tomcat
• Use oas1013 for Oracle Application Server 10g R3
• Use weblogic9 for WebLogic 9.2
• Use weblogic10 for WebLogic 10
• Use websphere6 for WebSphere 6.1

  AS_SERVER=“tomcat6”
  

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 for the web application server.

AS_ADMIN_PORT="8080"

AS_ADMIN_USERNAME

Specifies the account name for the administrator to access the web application server.

AS_ADMIN_USERNAME="admin"

AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Password for 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:

• deploy
• predeploy
• none

  WDEPLOYACTION=“deploy”
  

CMSCLUSTER

Specifies whether 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 for the CMS.

CLUSTERPORTNUMBER=“6400”

DBTYPE

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

• SQL Anywhere
• MySQL
• DB2
• Oracle
• Sybase

  DBTYPE=“MySQL”
  

SERVICENAME

Specifies the service name for the CMS.

SERVICENAME=“BOE953”

DATABASEUID

Specifies the username to connect to the database.

DATABASEUID=“username”

DATABASEPWD

Specifies the password to connect to the database.

DATABASEPWD=“password”

CMSNAMESERVER

Specifies the name of the CMS server.

CMSNAMESERVER=“servername”

CMSPORTNUMBER

Specifies the port number to communicate with the CMS.

CMSPORTNUMBER=“14000”

CMSPASSWORD

Specifies the password to connect to the CMS.

CMSPASSWORD=“password”

SIANODENAME

Specifies the node name for the SIA.

SIANODENAME=“name”

Note: Do not use spaces or nonalphanumeric characters in a SIA node name.

SIAPORTNUMBER

Specifies the port for the SIA.

SIAPORTNUMBER=“14090”

REINIT

Specifies to or not to reinitialize the database.

REINIT=“yes”

INSTALLSQLANYWHERE

Specifies whether to install or not to install SQL Anywhere as the system database.

INSTALLSQLANYWHERE=“yes”

SERVICEPORT

Specifies the port number to communicate with the SQL Anywhere database.

SERVICEPORT=“15036”

SQLANYWHEREHOSTNAME

Specifies the name of the server hosting the SQL Anywhere database.

SQLANYWHEREHOSTNAME=“servername”

SQLANYWHEREROOTPWD

Specifies the root password for the SQL Anywhere database.

SQLANYWHEREROOTPWD=“password”

AUDITINGENABLED

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

AUDITINGENABLED=“yes”

SERVICENAME_AUDIT

Specifies the service audit name for the CMS.

SERVICENAME_AUDIT=“servicename”

SERVICEPORT_AUDIT

Specifies the port number to communicate with the auditing database.

SERVICEPORT_AUDIT=“12133”

SQLANYWHEREHOSTNAME_AUDIT

Specifies the name of the server hosting the SQL Anywhere auditing database.

SQLANYWHEREHOSTNAME_AUDIT=“servername”

DATABASEUID_AUDIT

Specifies the user name to connect to the auditing database.

DATABASEUID_AUDIT=“username”

DATABASEPWD_AUDIT

Specifies the password to connect to the auditing database.

DATABASEPWD_AUDIT=“password”

-ENABLEMP

Specifies which specific products to enable manually. Separate each product with a comma. For a custom installation, this setting enables those products typically not installed in a new installation.

ENABLEMP=BusinessObjects.WebTierComponents

-DISABLEMP

Specifies which specific products to disable manually. Separate each product with a comma. For a custom installation, this setting disables those products typically not installed in a new installation.

DISABLEMP=ENABLEMP=BusinessObjects.WebTierComponents