In 8.2 Progress introduced the ability to record the configuration options of an install and replay those options later on.
This is named
Silent Install.Since that time, while additional options have been added the basic steps remains the same.
- Perform an interactive installation using installation codes (serial numbers and control codes). In earlier versions (pre-10.2B) the installer needed to be instructed to record the installation and to what file to write the recorded information. From 10.2B and later the interactive installation automatically creates a response.ini file that records the installation options.
- If necessary modify the recorded file (typically named response.in) to customize installation options for replay on one or more systems.
- Initiate a silent (non-interactive) installation using the recorded file.
On Windows:For Progress 9 and OpenEdge versions upto 10.0B:
For Progress versions 10.1A and later:
On Unix:For all versions, after the response.ini file is generated the same installation command can be used:
proinst -b <path>/<install-ini-name> -l <path>/<logfile-name>
Though the above are the basic steps, there have been many additions to the options to enhance the configurability of the installation routine.
Beginning in
OpenEdge 10.1C and later, a license addendum file may be downloaded from the License Tab in
.htm format from the Progress ESD site. This file can be used during an OpenEdge install without having to enter license codes manually.
For further detail Refer to Article:
Since
OpenEdge 11.4, the Silent Installation functionality was further enhanced to include the
License Addendum file path and
Company Name in the response file (silent answer file).
When deploying multiple installations of the same licenses at different customer sites, the same recorded response.ini file can be used by simply using the license addendum file path and assuring that Customer Site's unique License Addendum's used when license information are read.
