Running a silent installation

About this task

Use the following instructions to install from a command line, using the silent installation file.

Create a silent file with the required parameters. For information about the required properties, see Silent install file parameters.
Ensure that the database for the IBM® Sterling™ Order Management System Software installation is running and can accept connections from the machine where the Sterling Order Management System Software runtime is to be installed.
Ensure that the recommended version of Java™ is installed in the machine where the Sterling Order Management System Software runtime is planned for installation and it is the first version of Java in the PATH environment variable.
Extract the installer JAR (SMCFS.jar) from the base installer to a folder.
Open a command line and run the following command:
```
java -jar SMCFS.jar -f silent.txt &> output.log
```
where silent.txt is the silent installation file to be used for installation and output.log is the log file where the installation log data is added.
See post-installation tasks for configuration procedures that you must complete before you run Sterling Order Management System Software .

Secure the Sterling Order Management System Software environment by setting up encryption for various components such as properties and database.

Apply fix packs on the Sterling Order Management System Software runtime.