There are two ways to create a response file:
Edit a template file that contains default responses to all of the wizard prompts.
Record the actual responses to the installation program wizard prompts, while the wizard runs in either GUI mode or console mode.
Recording responses to the installation program wizard
installs the Replication Agent software, and then generates the template
file after the installation is complete.
You can create a template file without running the installation program wizard (and installing the software) by invoking the installation program wizard at the command prompt with the -options-template option.
You can record your responses to the installation program wizard in either GUI mode or console mode, while installing the software, by invoking the installation program wizard at the command prompt with the -options-record option.
Use one of the following procedures to create a response file.
Creating a response file
from a template
Log in to the Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Replication Agent 15.2 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If the installation program GUI wizard starts automatically
on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Invoke the installation program wizard at the command prompt, using the -options-template option:
On Microsoft Windows:
setup -options-template RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
There is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX:
./setup -options-template RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
There is no space in the -options-template string.
The installation program creates a template response file with the name you specified. The template file contains the default responses for each wizard prompt.
Use your preferred text editor to edit the template file, and record the values you want to use to install the Replication Agent software.
To create a response file
by recording a GUI installation
Log in to the Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Replication Agent 15.2 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If the installation program GUI wizard starts automatically
on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Invoke the installation program wizard at the command prompt, using the -options-record option:
On Microsoft Windows:
setup -options-record RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
There is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX:
./setup -options-record RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
There is no space in the -options-record string.
The installation program wizard starts in GUI mode, and it captures all of the prompt responses in a file with the name you specified.
See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.
In the event of an installation error, exit the installation program wizard to correct the cause of the error, and then restart the installation program. See “Installation troubleshooting”.
Creating a response file
by recording a console installation
Log in to the Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Replication Agent 15.2 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If the installation program GUI wizard starts automatically
on a Microsoft Windows platform, click Cancel to shut down the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Invoke the installation program wizard at the command prompt, using the -console and -options-record options:
On Microsoft Windows:
setup -console -options-record RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
There is no space in the -options-record string.
On UNIX:
./setup -console -options-record RAX.resp
where RAX.resp is the full path to the response (template) file you want to create.
There is no space in the -options-record string.
The installation program wizard starts in console mode, and it captures all of the prompt responses in a file with the name you specified.
See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.
In the event of an installation error, exit the installation program wizard to correct the cause of the error, then restart the installation program. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.
