Installing the CDC Replication Engine for Oracle XStream using a silent installation (UNIX and Linux®)

A silent installation allows you to automatically install the CDC Replication software by specifying a command with various parameters. You can use this type of installation method for large-scale deployments of CDC Replication by embedding the silent installation command in a script.

About this task

When you install Version 11.4.0.4 or later, you must update your silent installation response files by following this procedure each time that you install a continuous delivery update.

Procedure

Log on to the account you set up for IBM® Data Replication - CDC Replication.
Copy the CDC Replication installation binary from the IBM Data Replication DVD or download it from the IBM web site.
Make the installation binary executable.
Install CDC Replication and generate a response file with the following command:
```
<installation_binary_name> -r <response-file>
```
where <response-file> is the full path to the installation response file
On another system, perform the silent installation by running the following command:
```
<installation_binary_name> -i silent -f <response-file>
```
where <response-file> is the full path to the installation response file.

What to do next

After you have successfully installed the software on a server, you need to create your instances. Each instance that you create is a separate replication engine and is seen by Management Console as a datastore.