Installation guide

BEA Products Installation Guide 5-1
CHAPTER
5
Running the Installation Program in
Silent Mode
The following sections describe how to run the installation program in silent mode:
z What Is Silent-Mode Installation?
z Using Silent-Mode Installation: Main Steps
z Creating a silent.xml File for Silent-Mode Installation
z Sample silent.xml file for Silent-Mode Installation
z Returning Exit Codes to the Console
z Using the Upgrade Installer in Silent Mode
z What’s Next?
What Is Silent-Mode Installation?
Silent-mode installation is a way of setting installation configurations only once and then using
those configurations to duplicate the installation on many machines. During installation in silent
mode, the installation program reads the settings for your configuration from an XML file that
you create prior to beginning the installation. The installation program does not display any
configuration options during the installation process. Silent-mode installation works on both
Windows and UNIX systems. Using silent-mode installation implies that you consent to the BEA
License Agreement. You neither see a copy of the BEA Software License Agreement nor have
any means of accepting the terms of the agreement.