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For information on how to silently install other IBM Informix products, see their
product documentation.
Related tasks
“Installing a Copy of IDS on a Computer” on page 2-1
“Performing Silent Uninstallations of IDS” on page 4-2
Using a Customized server.ini File for Silent Installation
Copy the server.ini file in the Dynamic Server installation media, customize it with
a different file name, and run the silent installation command.
You must have Windows administrator privileges to perform the silent installation.
To perform a silent installation using the server.ini file on the installation
media:
1. Create a copy of the server.ini file in the top directory of the database server
product folder (IIF by default), and keep your .ini file in the IIF folder.
Important: Do not overwrite the existing server.ini file, and do not move the
copy that you make from the IIF folder.
2. Customize the copy of the server.ini file.
3. Run the following command in the IIF directory to start the silent installation
and generate a log file.
setup.exe -s -f1"path\your_filename.ini" -f2"path\your_filename.log"
Where:
v path\your_filename is the full path and file name for your customized .ini file
in the -f1 flag and for the log file in the -f2 flag
The file specified by -f2 captures details about the silent installation. Because the
silent installation does not display error messages, it uses the .log file as an
installation log. If the silent installation fails for any reason, the failure is recorded
in this log file.
For example, if you have not changed the default database server product folder
name and its contents and you customize the .ini settings in a file named
new_server.ini, you would enter the following command to start the silent
installation of the database server:
setup.exe -s -f1"C:\IIF\new_server.ini" -f2"C:\IIF\new_server.log"
Using a Response File for Silent Installation
Record IBM Informix Dynamic Server installation settings in a response file, and
specify this file when you run the silent installation command.
You must have Windows administrator privileges to perform the silent installation.
If you plan to perform silent installation by replicating the settings of a completed
IDS installation done with the GUI custom setup program, use the following
method to start the installation application.
Note: The response file option does not function if you use the Instance
Configuration Wizard during the installation.
To perform a silent installation by using a response file:
2-6 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows
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