Installing in Unattended (Silent) Mode

To perform a silent or unattended installation, run the installer and provide a response file that contains your preferred installation configuration.

Prerequisites

Create an installation response file.

Task

To install in silent mode:

Windows:

setupConsole.exe –f <responseFileName> -i silent
-DAGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true -DRUN_SILENT=true

UNIX:

setup.bin –f <responseFileName> -i silent
-DAGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true -DRUN_SILENT=true

where responseFileName is the full path and name of the file containing your installation options.

Note: You must agree to the Sybase License Agreement when installing in silent mode. You can either:

Include the option
```
-DAGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true
```
in the command line argument.
Edit the response file to include the property
```
AGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true
```

Except for the absence of the GUI or console screens, all actions of a silent installation are the same as the actions of GUI and console-mode installations. The results of a silent-mode installation are thus exactly the same as one done in GUI or console mode with the same responses.

Warning! On Windows, Sybase recommends that you use the setupConsole.exe executable, which runs in the foreground when you are running a silent installation. The normal setup.exe executable runs in the background, giving you the impression that the installation has terminated, and results in additional installation attempts using the silent installation. Multiple installations at the same time may corrupt the Windows Registry and lead to a failure to restart the operating system.