Creating a Response File

By saving installation configuration information into a response file during the initial GUI installation, you can perform subsequent installations of Adaptive Server using a silent—or unattended—method.

Note: Adaptive Server version 15.7 SP100 uses a rearchitected installation program that is incompatible with response files generated for versions 15.0.3 and earlier. Do not use response files from these earlier versions; instead, create a new one from a 15.7 SP100 installation.

To create a response file when installing in GUI or console mode, specify the -r command line argument. The -r argument records your responses to the installation wizard prompts and creates a response file when the InstallAnywhere wizard exits. The response file is a text file that you can edit to change any responses prior to using it in any subsequent installations. You can find a sample response file at installer image/sample_response.txt.

Create a response file during GUI installation by specifying the -r command line argument, and, optionally, specifying the name of your response file:
setupConsole.exe -r response_file_name

where:
- -r – specifies the command line argument.
- response_file_name – (Optional) is the absolute path of the file into which the installation information is stored, such as \tmp\responsefile.txt.
Note: The directory path you specify must already exist.
Verify that the response file includes the passwords for the Adaptive Server sa login, Sybase Control Center admin, and SCC agent admin by including these lines in the file:
```
SY_CFG_ASE_PASSWORD=<ASE sa password>
CONFIG_SCC_CSI_SCCADMIN_PWD=<SCC admin password>
CONFIG_SCC_CSI_UAFADMIN_PWD=<SCC agent admin password>
```
Each password must be at least six characters long. The sccadmin and uafadmin logins need not be the same as the sa password.