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Installation Executable Arguments 77
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Installation Executable Arguments
To install Novell ZENworks 11 , the following arguments can be used with the setup.exe and
setup.sh executable files that are located at the root of the installation DVD. You can run these files
from a command line.
You should use the
sh command with setup.sh in order to prevent rights issues.
Table A-1 Installation Executable Arguments
Some examples:
 To perform a command line installation on a Linux server:
sh unzip_location/Disk1/setup.sh -e
 To specify a database directory:
unzip_location\disk1\setup.exe -l d:\databases\sybase
 To create a response file:
unzip_location\disk1\setup.exe -s
Argument Long Form Explanation
-e --console (Linux only) Forces a command line installation.
-l --database-location Specifies a custom OEM (embedded) database directory.
-c --create-db Launches a database administration tool.
It cannot be used at the same time as the -o argument.
-o --sysbase-oem Authenticates to an OEM database that is not set up by the
installation program. This causes the installation program to
present you with only the necessary database options for an
external database, instead of the usual database options.
It cannot be used at the same time as the -c argument.
-s --silent If this is not used with the -f argument, it causes the installation
that you are performing to create a response file (with a
.properties filename extension) that you can edit, rename, and
use for an unattended installation to another server.
If this is used with the -f argument, an unattended installation on
the server is started, using the response file that you specify with
the -f argument.
-f [path to
file]
--property-file [path to
file]
Used with the -s argument, performs an unattended (silent)
installation using the response file that you specify.
If you do not specify a response file, or if the path or filename is
incorrect, the default non-silent GUI or command line installation is
used instead.