Installation guide

Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Information

• Installation Issues

• Uninstall Issues

• Upgrade Issues

• Migration Issues

Silent Installation (Unix and Linux)

If you want to install several iPlanet Web Servers, you can use silent installation to create a file of

responses to the setup program’s prompts. You can then edit the file,

install.inf, and use it to

install future iPlanet Web Server installations. 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, enter:

./setup -k

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

NOTE Silent installation does not work on Windows NT.

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.