Running the Silent Installation

To start the silent installation, run the following command from the directory in which you want to install Dynamic Server:

setup.exe -s silent_ini_pathname -l silent_log_pathname

The silent_ini_pathname is the full path and filename of the customized file. The silent_log_pathname is the full path and filename of the location where you want the silent installation log file to reside.

Because the silent installation cannot send error messages to the user interactively, it uses the silent.log file as an installation log. If the silent installation fails for any reason, the failure is recorded in the silent.log file.

For example, if silent.ini and silent.log reside in C:\TEMP, enter the following command to start the silent installation of the database server:

setup.exe -s C:\TEMP\silent.ini -l C:\TEMP\silent.log

The following sample file shows how to edit the silent.ini to run the silent installation of Dynamic Server.

[CIT]
;               IBM Informix Dynamic Server on Windows
;                  Silent Installation Template Script
;
;Steps to edit this file and do silent installation
;--------------------------------------------------
;STEP 1:Copy this file silent.ini in your TEMP directory and modify
;       the parameters as described below (parameters are located after
;       this comment block below):
;
;In section [BUNDLE_COMMON]
;              INSTALL_DIR=<Installation Directory>
;
;In section [PRODUCT_IDS]
;              ACTUAL_INSTALL_DIR=<Installation Directory>
;
;In section [server install]
;              Reinstall= 1 if you already have an installation
;                       = 0 if this is your first time installation
;              Typical=
;              Minimal=
;              Either of Typical or Minimal should be 1. The other should be 0
;              Account_Passwd=<Informix user's password here>
;
;In section [server instance]
;           DBSERVERNAME=<Enter your Informix server name like ol_pathfinder>
;
;STEP 2: Run setup.exe with the following parameters
;
;        setup.exe -s c:\temp\silent.ini -l c:\temp\silent.log
;
;        silent.log will show install progress
;
;        If you have problems with install, check the Reinstall variable
;        again to make sure that it is indeed a fresh install or a reinstall.
;

    VERSION=1.00
    INTERNAL_D=
;
[BUNDLE_COMMON]
PRODUCTS=IIF
INSTALL_DIR=C:\INFORMIX10.00
SUCCESS_FLAG=TRUE

[PRODUCT_IDS]
    NAME=            IIF
    DESCRIPTION_RES_ID=    5001
    OS=            WINNT
    NTFS_ONLY=        Y
        IS_SELECTED=Y
        ACTUAL_INSTALL_DIR=C:\INFORMIX10.00
        REBOOT_REQUESTED=Y


[server install]
    Shutdown_Services=    1
    Upgrade=        0
    Reinstall=        1
    Configure_Instance=    1
    Domain_Install=
    Cluster_Install=
    Typical=        0
    Minimal=        1
    Role_Separation=    0
    IXDBSA_Group=
    IXDBSSO_Group=
    IXAAO_Group=
    IXUSERS_Group=
    DBSA_User=
    DBSA_Passwd=
    SSO_User=
    SSO_Passwd=
    Account_Passwd=        in4mix
    Create_Icons=        1

[server instance]
    DBSERVERNAME=        ol_stiggy2
    SERVERNUM=        21
    DBSERVERALIASES=
    SQLHOSTS=
    Storage_Name=
    Primary_Location=
    Mirror_Location=
    Storage_Size=
    Initialize_Server=    1
    Service_Start_Auto=    1
    Server_Proto=        olsoctcp turbo 1535

When the silent installation is complete and Dynamic Server has been successfully installed on your system, you will find the license text for your language in the ids_license subdirectory of the installation directory, for example:

%INFORMIXDIR%\ids_license\license\English.txt