
Installing Across Multiple Machines
38 Netscape Enterprise Server Installation and Migration Guide • December 2001
Using Silent Installation
Silent installation is a less efficient way than templatized installation to install
multiple instances of Enterprise Server because remote instances of the server are
installed one by one rather than several at a time. You use silent installation to
create a file of responses to the setup program’s prompts, then edit the file
(
install.inf) and use it to install future Enterprise Server installations. With
silent installation, you must first install Enterprise Server on your local machine,
then edit
install.inf to correspond to the remote machines where you’ll install
additional instances of the server. If you are installing Enterprise Server on a
number of remote machines, it is recommended that you use templatized
installation instead.
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,
type:
./setup -k
2.
Answer the installer prompts and install Enterprise 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 Enterprise Server.
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
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.
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