Creating a Response File for the Client

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:

setup.bin -r response_file_name

where:

-r – specifies the command line argument.
(Optional) response_file_name – 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.