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4.2 Performing an Unattended Installation
You can use a response file to perform an unattended installation of ZENworks 11 . You can either
edit the default response file (provided at
DVD_drive:\Disk1\InstData\silentinstall.properties ), or perform an installation to create
your own version of the response file that contains the basic installation information and edit that copy
as needed.
For an embedded Sybase database, you must create a response file to perform an unattended
installation; you cannot reuse the response file generated for a server that uses an external database.
Do the following to create the response file, then use it to perform an unattended installation:
 Section 4.2.1, “Creating Your Response File,” on page 57
 Section 4.2.2, “Performing the Installation,” on page 59
4.2.1 Creating Your Response File
1 Run the ZENworks 11 installation executable on a server by using one of the following methods:
 Windows GUI:
DVD_drive:\setup.exe -s
 Linux GUI: sh /media/cdrom/setup.sh -s
Using the sh command resolves rights issues.
 Linux command line:
sh /media/cdrom/setup.sh -e -s
For more information on the installation arguments, see Appendix A, “Installation Executable
Arguments,” on page 77.
2 (Conditional) On a Windows server, ensure that the Yes, Generate the Response File with
Restart Enabled option is selected so that server is automatically rebooted after the silent
installation has completed.
A silent installation does not provide an installation progress bar.
3 When prompted, provide a path for your custom response file.
Installation
completion
The actions you selected previously are performed after all of the files have been
installed for ZENworks 11 (if selected). These include:
 (Windows only) Creating the ZENworks Adaptive Agent icon in the notification
area (system tray)
 (Windows only) Creating the ZENworks Control Center icon on the desktop or
Start menu
 Displaying the Readme
 Displaying the installation log file
 Opening ZENworks Control Center
IMPORTANT: If you installed to a Linux server using the command line, and if you
plan to run any zman commands in the current session, you need to get the newly
installed
/opt/novell/zenworks/bin directory into your session’s path. Log out
of your session and log back in to reset the PATH variable.
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