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Silent Installation

In silent mode, the installer has no end-user interaction, and runs by providing a response file from which the installer retrieves the values for various installer variables used to control the install.

Important! Before you run the installer in silent mode, you need to manually create the response file (with .properties as the extension) for the installer to use. For more information, see Variables Used in the Installer Response File.

To run the installer in silent mode

Important! The installer cannot be executed in silent mode from a mapped network drive; the command has to be run on your local machine.

1. Open the command prompt.
2. Navigate to the directory containing install.exe.
3. Enter the following command at the command prompt:

   For Windows

   install.exe -i silent -f <<fully qualified path of response file>>
   

   For Linux

   sh install.bin -i silent -f <<fully qualified path of response file>>
   

   Note: The words 'install' and ‘silent’ must be in lowercase.

   The response to this command varies, depending on your operating system, as follows:

   On Windows

   • The command runs immediately. It does not show progress or a completion message.
   • Check the Processes tab in the Task Manager for install.exe, because this process represents the silent installer. When this process is removed from Processes tab, installation is complete.

   On Linux

   The silent installer shows installer progress and a completion message.