Installation guide

Installing Across Multiple Machines

Chapter 2 Installing iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition on Unix 37

Using Silent Installation

Silent installation is a less efficient way than templatized installation to install multiple

instances of iPlanet Web Server because remote instances of the server are installed one by

one rather than several at a time. You use silent installation to create a file of responses to

the setup program’s prompts, then edit the file (

install.inf) and use it to install future

iPlanet Web Server installations. With silent installation, you must first install iPlanet Web

Server on your local machine, then edit

install.inf to correspond to the remote

machines where you’ll install additional instances of the server. If you are installing iPlanet

Web Server on a number of remote machines, it is recommended that you use templatized

installation instead.

Silent installation works best when you use the Typical installation and your installations

are all similar.

To use silent installation, follow these steps:

1. Run setup with the -k option, which creates a file called install.inf that contains all

your responses to the installer’s prompts. At the command prompt, type:

./setup -k

2. Answer the installer prompts and install iPlanet Web Server.

3. When the server is installed, go to the server_root/setup directory, where you’ll find

the

install.inf file.

4. Copy the install.inf file to the directory where you will run setup to install your

next iPlanet Web Serve.

5. Edit the values in the install.inf file to match the values of the next server you

want to install.

For example, change the machine name, port number, installation directory, etc.

6. Run setup using the install.inf file for input. For example:

./setup -s -f install.inf

The server is installed.

CAUTION

The install.inf file contains the password used to log on to the Administration

Server. The password is not encrypted; it is in plain text. If you use silent

installation, be sure and delete the install.inf file once you are through with it.