Installation guide

Starting the Installation Program on UNIX Platforms
BEA Products Installation Guide 2-5
installation. For information about creating a silent.xml file, see “Creating a silent.xml File
for Silent-Mode Installation” on page 5-3.
Note: Incorrect entries in the
silent.xml file can cause installation failures. To help you
determine the cause of a failure, we recommend that you create a log file when you
start the installation.
3. Complete the appropriate procedure in the following table.
4. Launch the installation by entering the following command:
filename.exe -mode=silent -silent_xml=path_to_silent.xml
Here, filename.exe is the name of the BEA software installation file, and
path_to_silent.xml is the full pathname of the silent.xml file.
Note: You can also include the
-log=full_path_to_log_file option in the command
line to create a verbose installation log. For example:
platform920_win32.exe -mode=silent -silent_xml=C:\silent.xml
-log=C:\logs\server_install.log
For more information, see “Generating a Verbose Installation Log” on page 1-21.
A BEA Installer window is displayed, indicating that the files are being extracted. No other
prompt or text is displayed.
For more information, see Chapter 5, “Running the Installation Program in Silent Mode.”
Starting the Installation Program on UNIX Platforms
The BEA Products installation program requires a Java run-time environment (JRE) to run. A
JRE is bundled in the Windows installation program, and in some UNIX installation programs
If you are installing
from...
Perform the following action . . .
Web download 1. Open a command prompt window.
2. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
DVD 1. Insert the software DVD into the DVD drive.
2. Open a command prompt window.
3. Go to the DVD directory and navigate to the folder for the Windows
installation program.