[Enterprise Extensions only]

Performing an unattended installation on Windows

Sample response files are provided on your Enterprise Edition Server and Client CD. Use the file named setup.iss for first-time installations. Use the file named setup_migrate.iss on systems that already have Version 4.0.x enterprise services installed.

The sample response files contain options for installing all server, or all client, components of enterprise services. If you want to install all components you can simply use the sample response files as they are. If you want to install some components and not others (for example, ActiveX client support only), modify the setup.iss or setup_migrate.iss files as explained below.

Note: For any server installation, you must already have the Advanced Edition application server installed as a base. For Java and ActiveX client installations, you must already have the Advanced Edition application client installed (not the thin client). The CORBA client installation requires no Advanced Edition base.

To perform an unattended installation on Windows, complete the following steps. These steps assume that you have already installed Advanced Edition, where necessary, at a Version 4.0.2 level:

  1. Insert your Enterprise Edition Server and Client CD into your CD-ROM drive.
  2. At a DOS prompt, change to the installation image directory on your CD:
    For a server installation:
    cd cdrom_drive\Windows\EnterpriseEdition
    For a client installation:
    cd cdrom_drive\Windows\EnterpriseEdition\Client\Windows
  3. Optional: If you intend to modify the sample response file, copy it from the installation image directory to a local temporary directory. For example:
    copy setup.iss c:\temp
    or
    copy setup_migrate.iss c:\temp
    To use the sample response file "as is", leave it in the installation directory.
  4. Optional: In your temporary directory, modify the sample response file to include only those components that you want to install, as explained below:
    1. Open the sample response file in a text editor
    2. For any component that you do NOT want installed, delete its entire line starting with "Component- " and ending with the component name.
    3. Renumber the remaining components in sequence, starting with 0.
    4. For "Component-count", enter the number of components you have in your modified list.
    5. Save and exit the file.
    Example: setup.iss file before modification:
    ...
    Component-count=6
    Component-0=Business Rule Beans
    Component-1=CORBA C++ SDK
    Component-2=Internationalization Service
    Component-3=Extended Messaging Support
    Component-4=WorkArea Service
    Component-5=Samples
    ...
    Example: setup.iss file after modification:
    ...
    Component-count=4
    Component-0=Business Rule Beans
    Component-1=Internationalization Service
    Component-2=Extended Messaging Support
    Component-3=WorkArea Service
    ...
  5. To start the unattended installation, enter one of the following commands:

    If using the modified response file in the temporary directory:

    setup -s -f1c:\temp\setup.iss -f2c:\temp\setup.log
    or
    setup -s -f1c:\temp\setup_migrate.iss -f2c:\temp\setup.log

    If using the sample response file in the installation image directory:

    setup -s setup.iss -f2c:\temp\setup.log
    or
    setup -s setup_migrate.iss -f2c:\temp\setup.log

An alternative method for generating the setup.iss file is to perform an interactive installation on one machine using the -record parameter. This is done by entering the following command in the installation image directory:

setup -r

This installation generates a setup.iss file in your Windows installation directory (for example, c:\WINNT). You can copy this setup.iss file to other machines in order to run unattended installations.