Installation guide

2-8 BEA Products Installation Guide
3. Launch the installation by entering the following commands:
chmod a+x <filename.bin>
./<filename.bin> -mode=console
Here filename.bin is the name of the installation program specific to your platform, for
example,
platform920_solaris32.bin.
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_solaris32.bin -mode=console
-log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log
For more information, see “Generating a Verbose Installation Log” on page 1-21.
4. Proceed to Chapter 4, “Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.”
Starting Silent-Mode Installation
For details about silent-mode installation, see “What Is Silent-Mode Installation?” on page 5-1.
To start the silent-mode installation process for installation files with names ending in
.bin,
follow these steps:
1. Log in to the target UNIX system.
2. Create a
silent.xml file that defines the configuration settings normally entered by a user
during an interactive installation process, such as graphical-mode or console-mode
installation. For information about creating a
silent.xml file, see “Creating a silent.xml File
for Silent-Mode Installation” on page 5-3.
If you are installing
from...
Perform the following action . . .
Web download Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
DVD 1. Insert the software DVD into the DVD drive and go to the DVD
directory.
2. Navigate to the directory that contains the installation program for
your platform.