Running a silent installation

A silent installation is one that you run from the command line to automatically install Crystal Enterprise on any machine in your system, without the installation program prompting for information during the installation. To install silently, run the silentinstall.sh script. This script contains parameters that provide information for installation settings and directory paths. By customizing the contents of the silentinstall.sh script, you can automatically install Crystal Enterprise silently on any machine in your system.

The silent installation is particularly useful when you need to perform multiple installations. You can also use the silent installation script in your own scripts. For example, if your organization uses scripts to install software on machines, you can add the silent Crystal Enterprise installation command to your scripts.

For information about each parameter, see the comments in the silentinstall.sh script.

Note:    

• Because the silentinstall.sh file is installed with Crystal Enterprise, you cannot install silently the first time you install Crystal Enterprise.
• The silent installation is not recommended for custom installations. The installation options are simplified and do not allow for the same level of customization provided by the Crystal Enterprise install script program.
• Silent installations are not recommended for upgrades.
• To install the Java application server on the same machine, see Installing a Java application server. If your Java application server is installed on a different machine, see Installing the Java application tier components.