You can install the Replication Agent software in an interactive text (or console) mode, using the same steps as those described in “Installing with the GUI wizard”, except that:
You invoke the installation program wizard at the command prompt, using the -console option, and
You use only the keyboard to select all of the installation options.
This installation procedure uses the installation program wizard in console mode, which requires either:
A display and keyboard on the Replication Agent host machine, or
A display and keyboard on a remote machine configured to control the Replication Agent host machine.
This installation procedure does not require
a pointing device or a GUI environment to install the Replication Agent software.
See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for information about installing the Replication Agent software in a GUI environment.
To install the Replication Agent in
console mode
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 15.1 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.
Start the installation program wizard in console mode:
On Microsoft Windows:
setup -console
On UNIX:
./setup -console
The installation program wizard starts and displays the Welcome message.
Follow the remaining wizard prompts to install the Replication Agent 15.1 software.
See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.
The installation program installs the components in the installation directory you specified, and displays an installation progress indicator.
If errors occur during the installation, the installation program displays error messages. 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. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.
If the software is installed successfully, the installation program displays a message confirming the successful installation.
To verify that the software components were installed correctly, see “Verifying the installation”.
After you complete the Replication Agent software installation, you must set up the SYBASE environment on the Replication Agent host machine. For more information, see “Setting up the SYBASE environment”.
