Silent Installation Parameters

The following table lists common parameters that are used for both silent and scripted installations of BusinessObjects Enterprise on Windows. Caution: If you pass a parameter directly in the command line, the setting will override any setting specified in the .ini file.

Parameter Description

/qn

Specifies not to prompt during or after the installation.

Note.gif You must also enter the CLIENTLANGUAGE parameter as part of your silent install string or the language selection screen will appear at the beginning of your install.

/qn+

Specifies to prompt when the installation is complete.

Note.gifYou must also enter the CLIENTLANGUAGE parameter as part of your silent install string or the language selection screen will appear at the beginning of your install.

AS_ADMIN_IS_SECURE

Specifies that an administrator credential must be passed to access the web application server. This setting only valid for WebSphere 6 and Oracle.
AS_ADMIN_IS_SECURE="true"

AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Password used by the administrator account to access the web application server.
AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD="pass"

AS_ADMIN_PORT

Specifies the port used by the web application server.
AS_ADMIN_PORT="8080"

AS_ADMIN_USERNAME

Specifies the account name used by the administrator to access the web application server.
AS_ADMIN_USERNAME="admin"

AS_DIR

Specifies the installation directory for the web application server.
AS_DIR="<INSTALLDIR>/Tomcat55"

AS_INSTANCE

Specifies the name of the current web application server instance.
AS_INSTANCE="localhost"

AS_SERVER

Jave web application server:

·            Use tomcat55 for Tomcat

·            Use oas1013 for Oracle Application Server 10g R3

·            Use weblogic9 for WebLogic 9

·            Use weblogic10 for WebLogic 10

·            Use websphere6 for WebSphere 6.1

AS_SERVER="tomcat55"

Note.gifThis parameter is blank when installing to a .NET web application server.

AS_SERVICE_NAME

Specifies the name of the Windows service if the application server will be installed as a service on Windows.
AS_SERVICE_NAME="BOE120Tomcat"

AS_VIRTUAL_HOST

Specifies virtual host to which the application must be

bound.

AS_VIRTUAL_HOST="hostname"

CADNODE

Specifies the node name for the Server Intelligence Agent.
CADNODE="SIA1"

Note.gifDo not use spaces or non-alphanumeric characters in a SIA node name.

CADPORT Specifies the port used by Server Intelligence Agent.
CADPORT="6410"
CLIENTLANGUAGE

Specifies the language used by the installer:

·            en=English

·            chs=Simplified Chinese

·            cht=Traditional Chinese

·            cs=czech

·            de=German

·            es=Spanish

·            fi=finnish

·            hu=hungarian

·            ko=Korean

·            nl=Dutch

·            jp=Japanese

·            pt=Portuguese

·            sk=slovak

·            sl=slovene

·            sv=Swedish

·            ru=Russian

·            fr=French

·            it=Italian

·            th=Thai

·            pl=Polish

·            da=Danish

·            no=Norwegian

Note.gif If this parameter not specified, you will be prompted to select a language when the installation begins.

CLIENTLANGUAGE="EN"

CLUSTERCMS

Specifies if you are adding servers to an existing CMS. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new .ini file.
CLUSTERCMS="False"

CMSPASSWORD

Specifies the administrator password for an existing CMS to use in either a custom or web tier installation.
CMSPASSWORD="password"

COMPANYNAME

The company name specified when setting user credentials in the installation.
COMPANYNAME="MyCompanyName"

DATABASEAUDITDRIVER

Specifies which driver to use for the auditing database. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new ini file.
DATABASEAUDITDRIVER="SQLAnyWhereDatabaseSubSystem"

DATABASEDB

Name of the CMS database on the database server.
DATABASEDB="BOE120"

DATABASEDB_AUDIT

Name of the auditing database on the database server.
DATABASEDB_AUDIT="BOE120_AUDIT"

DATABASEDRIVER

Specifies which driver to use for the CMS database. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new ini file.
DATABASEDRIVER="SQLAnyWhereDatabaseSubSystem"

DATABASEDSN

Specifies the ODBC connection to connect to the CMS database.
DATABASEDSN="Business Objects CMS"

DATABASEDSN_AUDIT

Specifies the ODBC connection to connect to the auditing database.
DATABASEDSN_AUDIT="Business Objects Audit

DATABASENWLAYER_AUDIT

Specifies auditing database type. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new ini file.
DATABASENWLAYER_AUDIT="ODBC"

DATABASEPWD

Specifies the password used to access the database server.
DATABASEPWD="password"

DATABASEPWD_AUDIT

Specifies the password used to access the auditing database server.
DATABASEPWD_AUDIT="password"

DATABASEPWD_SQLANYWHEREROOT

The password used by the DBA account to access if you are installing the SQL Anywhere database server.
DATABASEPWD_SQLANYWHEREROOT="password"

DATABASERDMS_AUDIT

Specifies the auditing database type. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new ini file.
DATABASERDMS_AUDIT="SQL Anywhere 12"

DATABASESERVER

Specifies the CMS database server name.
DATABASESERVER="localhost"

DATABASESERVER_AUDIT

Specifies the auditing database server name.
DATABASESERVER_AUDIT="localhost"

DATABASEUID

Specifies the username used to access the CMS database.
DATABASEUID="servername"

DATABASEUID_AUDIT

Specifies the username used to access the auditing database.
DATABASEUID_AUDIT="auditname"

ENABLELOGFILE

Specifies if a log file will be created for the installation.
ENABLELOGFILE="1"

ENABLESERVERS

Specifies if servers should be enabled once the installation is complete.
ENABLESERVERS="1"

INSTALL.LP.<LANGUAGE_CODE>.SELECTED

Specifies which language pack to install. The following options are available :

·            en=English

·            chs=Simplified Chinese

·            cht=Traditional Chinese

·            cs=Czech

·            fi=Finnish

·            de=German

·            es=Spanish

·            hu=Hungarian

·            ko=Korean

·            nl=Dutch

·            jp=Japanese

·            pt=Portuguese

·            sv=Swedish

·            ru=Russian

·            fr=French

·            it=Italian

·            th=Thai

·            pl=Polish

·            da=Danish

·            no=Norwegian

·            sk=slovak

·            sl=slovene

Note.gifThe English language pack is always selected by default.

INSTALL.LP.EN.SELECTED="1"

INSTALL.LP.JA.SELECTED="1"

INSTALLDIR

Specifies the directory where you want to install the BusinessObjects Enterprise components.
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Business Objects\"

INSTALLMODE

 

Specifies the installation method from one of the following options:

·            New

·            Custom

·            WebTier

INSTALLMODE="New"

SQLANYWHEREPORT

Specifies the port if you are installing the SQL Anywhere database server.
SQLANYWHEREPORT="2638"

MYSQL_REMOTE_ACCESS

Specifies to enable remote access if you are installing the MySQL database server.
MYSQL_REMOTE_ACCESS="1"

NSPORT

Specifies the port used by the CMS.
NSPORT="6400"

PIDKEY

Specifies your product license key code.
PIDKEY="xxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxx"

TOMCAT_CONNECTION_PORT

Specifies the port number that Tomcat uses to connect.
TOMCAT_CONNECTION_PORT="8080"

TOMCAT_REDIRECT_PORT

Specifies the port number that Tomcat uses to redirect.
TOMCAT_REDIRECT_PORT="8443"

TOMCAT_SHUTDOWN_PORT

Specifies the port number that Tomcat uses to shut down
TOMCAT_SHUTDOWN_PORT="8005"

USERNAME

The username specified in the installation when providing the license key code.
USERNAME="Licensed User"

WCADOTNETINSTALL

Option to install .NET web application components to the IIS web application server.
WCADOTNETINSTALL="True"

WDEPLOY_LATER

Specifies not to automatically deploy the web application on the target web application server. This is an automatically generated parameter that should not be modified.
WDEPLOY_LATER="1"

WEBSITE_NAME

Specifies the name of the IIS web site.
WEBSITE_NAME="Default Web Site"

REMOVE

Specifies which client, server, web tier, and other BusinessObjects Enterprise components will not be installed. To

change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new ini file.
REMOVE="Tomcat,BIPWebComp,Designer,Reporter,Clients, WRC, DataSourceMigrationWizard,MetaDataDe signer, ConversionTool, ImportWizard, PubWiz, qaaws,BOEJavaSDK, Developers Files, WebServicesSDK, UnivTransMgr, WebTierComp, BOEWebServices"

ADDLOCAL

Specifies which client, server, web tier, and other BusinessObjects Enterprise components will be installed. To change this setting, it is recommended that you create a new ini file. ADDLOCAL="Tomcat,Universe,Complete,BIPWebComp,Designer,AlwaysInstall, BeforeInstall, VBA62, Reporter,Clients, WRC, DataSourceMigrationWiz ard, CrystalBVM,MetaDataDesigner,ConversionTool, ImportWizard, PubWiz,qaaws, JavaRASSDK, BOEJavaSDK, JavaViewersSDK, RebeanSDK, DevelopersFiles, WebServicesSDK, UnivTransMgr, wdeploy, WebTierComp, BOEWebServices, CCM, ServerComponents, Mapping,Repository, CRPE, MetaData, CMS, Auditor"

Other automatically generated parameters

The following parameters are automatically generated parameters and should not be modified.

Parameter name

DATABASECONNECT

DATABASE_AUDIT_CONNSVR

INSTALLDBTYPE

INSTALL_DB_TYPE

INSTALLLEVEL

INSTALLSWITCH

NEWCMSPASSWORD

Privileged

SINGLESERVER

SKIP_DEPLOYMENT

WCADOTNETINSTALL

WCAJAVAINSTALL

WCATOMCATINSTALL

WDEPLOY_LANGUAGES

WEBSITE_METABASE_NUMBER

WEBSITE_PORT

ADDSOURCE

ADVERTISE

Related Topics

·            To create an installation .ini file