Running a silent install

Launch SilentInstall.sh from a console to start the install. You must include a license acceptance switch as an argument when you run this script. Other arguments depend on whether you plan to run a “Typical install” or “Custom install”.

Command line arguments

You can display options for this script by running the SilentInstall.sh script with the –h or –? option in a console.

Argument

Description

h or ?

Display help and exit.

jvm "JVM_ARGS"

Include user specified JVM_ARGS.

java

Specify the location of the java folder.

txt

Specify the location of Silent Install text file.

bs <32|64>

Specify the bit size of the installed files.

cl

Specify the location of the silent install console log file.

src

Specify the path to root directory of installer files.

I_accept_sybase_license

Agree to the Sybase IQ licensing terms.

dst

Specify the install location for Sybase IQ .

licensed_user

Installs a licensed version of Sybase IQ.

eval_user

Installs an evaluation version of Sybase IQ.

Typical install

You can run a typical silent install directly from the installation CD. The command you use to launch the install must include a version switch (– licensed_user or – eval_user) and – license acceptance switch:

% ./<DVD_mount_directory>/SilentInstall.sh – licensed_user –I_accept_sybase_license

If you do not have the $SYBASE environment variable set, you must also specify the -dst parameter.

Custom install

Custom install commands must include a –txt switch that points to the location of the modified SilentInstall.txt as well as a version switch and license acceptance switch:

% ./SilentInstall.sh –txt <directory name>/SilentInstall.txt – licensed_user –I_accept_sybase_license 

If you do not have the $SYBASE environment variable set, you must also specify the -dst parameter.

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