Use the silent installation to duplicate an installation from one computer to another
without being prompted for information.
Procedure
- Ensure that your DISPLAY environment variable is
unset.
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Either Use a response file template, or
run the installation wizard from a command line with a parameter to save a response file.
For example:
Windows: analytics-installer-2.0.<build>-win.exe
-DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -r “C:\ResponseFile\ResponseFile.properties”
.
UNIX or Linux:
analytics-installer-<build>-<platform>.bin -DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -r
“./ResponseFile/ResponseFile.properties”
Note:
- The directory, for example C:\ResponseFile, must exist before running the
installation wizard.
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<RepoZipPath> refers to the location of the
repository.zip file. When upgrading Cognos®
Analytics, ensure that the path points to the version of this file that is downloaded for the new version
of the product.
- Additional command line options can be found here: Command line options
(https://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/installanywhere2017/Content/helplibrary/ia_ref_command_line_install_uninstall.htm)
You do not need to run a full install to create a response file. You can launch the
install with the -r option and run it until the summary panel, then cancel out of the install. The
response properties file will be created once the install exits.
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After the installation is completed, modify the response file as needed.
The response file contains values that correspond to the values used when the install wizard was
run to create the response file. The password entered during the installation is encrypted in the
response file.
- On the computer where you plan to install the software,
do one of the following:
- Insert the appropriate product installation disk, and copy
the contents of the disk to your computer.
- Copy the product installation files you downloaded to your
computer.
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In a command or terminal window, go to the operating system directory where you copied the
installation files and type the following command:
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On Windows, where
location is the directory where you created or copied the
response filename file:
analytics-installer-2.0.<build>-win.exe -DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -f
location\response_filename -i silent
Tip:
Launch the unattended install response file from a batch file. This makes the install process
wait for the install to be completely finished before it returns. Also, add an
%errorlevel% echo command at the end of your batch file to know the exit code
of the install batch file entries. For example,
install_location\analytics-installer-2.0.<build>-win.exe
-DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -i silent -f
location\response_filename echo %errorlevel%
If an error occurs during the install, the install's command prompt window may quickly display
some important information. The exit code displayed by should be 0 (zero) for success. If the exit
code is not 0, there are two options.
- View the installation log located under
install_location\logs\IBM_Cognos_Analytics_Install_<timestamp>.log
- View an additional output log under the user's temp folder
%TEMPDIR%\install_output_log_cognos_analytics.txt
. This log file displays a list of
possible exit codes and their descriptions. You can also search for the phrase Install
Error: for additional details.
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On UNIX or Linux®:
analytics-installer-<build>-<platform>.bin -DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -f
location/response_filename -i silent
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To install in a supported language, use the -l <lang_code>
option.
For example, to install in french and create a response file:
Windows: analytics-installer-2.0.<build>-win.exe -DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -l
<lang_code> –r location\response_filename
.
UNIX or Linux: analytics-installer-<build>-<platform>.bin -DREPO=<RepoZipPath>
-l <lang_code> –r location/response_filename
To use the response file and install in French, for example in Windows:
analytics-installer-2.0.<build>-win.exe -DREPO=<RepoZipPath> -l fr -i silent -f
c:\responselocation\responsefile.properties echo %errorlevel%
Table 1. Supported language codes
Code |
Language |
en |
English |
es |
Spanish |
fr |
French |
it |
Italian |
ja |
Japanese |
ko |
Korean |
pt_BR |
Portuguese Brazilian |
zh_CN |
Chinese simplified |
zh_TW |
Chinese traditional |
Results
If a return status other than zero (0) is returned, check the log files for error messages.
Errors are recorded in the install_location\logs directory
in a summary error log file. The filename format is
tl-product_code-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm_summary-error.txt.
If
errors occur before sufficient initialization occurs, log messages
are sent to a log file in the Temp directory. The filename format
is tl-product_code-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm.txt.
After all errors are resolved, you can set up an silent configuration.