Installation guide

Creating a Response File for the Client
By saving installation configuration information into a response file during the initial GUI
installation, you can perform subsequent installations of Adaptive Server using a silent—or
unattended—method.
Note: Adaptive Server version 15.7 ESD #2 uses a rearchitected installation program that is
incompatible with response files generated for versions 15.0.3 and earlier. Do not use response
files from these earlier versions; instead, create a new one from a 15.7 ESD #2 installation.
To create a response file when installing in GUI or console mode, specify the
-r
command line
argument. The
-r
argument records your responses to the installation wizard prompts and
creates a response file when the InstallAnywhere wizard exits. The response file is a text file
that you can edit to change any responses prior to using it in any subsequent installations. You
can find a sample response file at installer image/sample_response.txt.
Create a response file during GUI installation by specifying the
-r
command line argument,
and, optionally, specifying the name of your response file:
setup.bin -r response_file_name
where:
• -r – specifies the command line argument.
• (Optional)
response_file_name – is the absolute path of the file into which the installation
information is stored, such as /tmp/responsefile.txt.
Note: The directory path you specify must already exist.
Installing the Client in Unattended, Silent Mode
After running the installer in GUI mode and recording the responses into a response file, edit
the file to customize the responses.
To install in unattended, silent mode, run:
setupConsole.exe –f responseFileName -i silent
-DAGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true
where responseFileName is the absolute path of the file name containing the installation
options you chose.
Agree to the Sybase License Agreement when installing in silent mode by either:
• Including this text in the command line argument -
DAGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true, or,
• Editing the response file to include the property
AGREE_TO_SYBASE_LICENSE=true.
CHAPTER 7: Installing Components from the PC-Client
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