Silent Installation and Upgrade on OpenVMS

Silent mode enables the installation of Dollar Universe Application Server with no user intervention.

Record the Response File

In record mode, an initial instance is installed or upgraded interactively to record the installation or upgrade parameters in a text file which will be used for the silent installation / upgrade.

Installation:

@unirun -i -r -f <responses_file_path>

Upgrade:

@unirun -u -r -f <responses_file_path>

The commands above launch the interactive installation or upgrade. Answers will be recorded in the output file specified by the -f argument.

If no output file is specified, answers will be recorded in the install.file file located in the current directory.

Example of answers recorded in the install.file for an interactive installation

# Silent installation records file:

UNICLUSTER=N

UNIADMUSER=JWN

UNIUVMSNOW=Y

UNIUVMSHOST=calpmjwn

UNIUVMSPORT=4184

UNIUVMSLOGIN=admin

UNIUVMSPWD=LjY+DCoGUEE8JTwXIBVZVyw5

UNICOMPANY_NAME=UNIV65

UNINODE_NAME=casdvita01

UNINODE_TAGS=TAG

UNIHOSTNAME=casdvita01

UNIDEFAREA=Y

UNIAREAI=Y

UNIAREAS=Y

UNIAREAA=Y

UNIDEFPORTS=N

UNIPORTVAL=10400

UNIDIRINST=DKA0:[USERS.JWN.AUTOMIC.DUAS.UNIV65_CASDVITA01]

UNIDIREXEC=DKA0:[USERS.JWN.AUTOMIC.DUAS.UNIV65_CASDVITA01]

UNIDIRLOG=DKA0:[USERS.JWN.AUTOMIC.DUAS.UNIV65_CASDVITA01]

[End of file]

To upgrade a Dollar Universe Application Server, the following information is recorded in the install.file:

Example of an install file for an upgrade:

# Silent upgrade records file:

UNIAGREELIC=Y

ENVFILE=UNI_DIR_ROOT:unienv.com

[End of file]

Install and Upgrade from the Response File

Edit the answer file to specify the <DUAS node name> you want to install. Then run the command shown below:

@unirun -i -s -f <install file path>

Edit the answer file to specify the <DUAS node name> you want to upgrade. Then run the command shown below:

@unirun -u -s -f <install file path>

The -f argument is mandatory in the installation / upgrade phase.