Download the oracle client software, in my case I needed a 64 bit oracle client for AIX power systems. Save the software up to your server and unzip it. I use the OUI Oracle Universal Installer to record a response file, at the end of the summary, rather than installing the software it gives you the option to save the response file.
The response file can be created on any server and edited to suit the server you are installing on. Next we run the following command to start the install process in silent mode and pass in the response file location.
If you include responses for all of the prompts in the response file and specify the -silent option when starting Oracle Universal Installer, then Oracle Universal Installer runs in silent mode. During a silent-mode installation, Oracle Universal Installer does not display any screens. Instead, it displays progress information in the terminal that you used to start it.
If you include responses for some or all of the prompts in the response file and omit the -silent option, then Oracle Universal Installer runs in response file mode. During a response file mode installation, Oracle Universal Installer displays all the screens, screens for which you specify information in the response file and also screens for which you did not specify the required information in the response file. The enables you to validate values in the screens for which you have provided the information in the response file and continue with the installation.
You define the settings for a silent or response file installation by entering values for the variables listed in the response file. Another way of specifying the variable settings of the response file is to pass them as command line arguments when you run Oracle Universal Installer. For example:. The following table describes several reasons why you might want to run Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode or response file mode.
Complete an unattended installation, which you might schedule using an operating system utility such as cron. Oracle Universal Installer displays progress information in the terminal that you used to start it, but it does not display any of Oracle Universal Installer screens. In response file mode, all the installer screens are displayed, but defaults for the fields in these screens are provided by the response file.
You have to provide information for the fields in screens where you have not provided values in the response file. The following are the general steps to install and configure Oracle products using Oracle Universal Installer in silent or response file mode:. If you completed a software-only installation, then run Net Configuration Assistant and Database Configuration Assistant in silent or response file mode if required.
This section describes the following methods to prepare a response file for use during silent mode or response file mode installations:. Oracle provides response file templates for each product and installation type, and for each configuration tool.
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant to perform the configuration with the client installation types. If you have copied the software to a hard drive, then you can edit the file in the response directory if you prefer. You can use Oracle Universal Installer in interactive mode to save a response file, which you can edit and then use to complete silent mode or response file mode installations. Starting with Oracle Database 11 g Release 2 Click Install to create the response file and continue with the installation.
Click Cancel if you only want to create the response file but not continue with the installation. The installation stops, but the settings you have entered are recorded in the response file. Afterward, Oracle Universal Installer saves your new response file using the path and file name you specified on the command line. Edit the new response file to have any environment-specific changes for the computer on which you want to run Oracle Universal Installer. Remember that you can specify the response file variables at the command line rather than within the response file.
At this stage, you are ready to run Oracle Universal Installer at the command line, specifying the response file you created, to perform the installation. The Oracle Universal Installer executable, setup.
For help information about the full set of these options, run setup. A new command window appears, with the "Preparing to launch In a moment, the help information appears in that window. At a command prompt, run Oracle Universal Installer with the appropriate response file. When you use -silent , then the -nowelcome option is not necessary. Enclose the variable and its setting in quotes. When you use response files to provide this information, you run Oracle Universal Installer at a command prompt using either of the following modes: Silent mode : Oracle Universal Installer does not display any screens.
Ensure that you enclose the variable and its setting in quotes. Table A-1 Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Noninteractive Mode Mode Uses Silent Use silent mode to: Complete an unattended installation Complete several similar installations on multiple systems without user interaction Oracle Universal Installer displays progress information in the window that you used to start it, but it does not display the Oracle Universal Installer screens.
Noninteractive Use noninteractive mode to complete similar Oracle software installations on multiple systems, providing default answers to some, but not all, of Oracle Universal Installer prompts. You can create the response file by using either of the following methods: Modify one of the sample response files that is provided with the installation. Run Oracle Universal Installer at a command prompt using record mode. It appears in HTML format. Note: You cannot use record mode to create a response file based on the Basic installation type.
To run Oracle Universal Installer and specify a response file: Place the response file on the computer where you want to install Oracle Database Client.
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