Optional data input activities

The following optional activities are also supported when you are performing a silent installation on Linux platforms. However, keep in mind that creating the response file manually or editing the response file is a more time-consuming and potentially error-prone approach than creating it using the automatically-generated response file method described in Contents of the response file.

Create a data input option

You can choose to record a separate response file any time you perform an interactive installation. All your installation choices are automatically recorded in a user-defined response file. If you do not specify a filename, the install creates the file $TEMP/install.ini.

The format and structure of any data input option is identical to that which is presented in the automatically-generated response.ini file.

Use the following syntax to initiate a response file:

proinst -r [<path>\response-file]
proinst
Initiates an OpenEdge installation.
-r path/response-file
Specifies that the installation is in record mode, and specifies the path and file name for the data input file to be created. If you do not specify a file name, the installation creates the file install.ini it in the directory represented by the $TEMP environment variable.

Address a detected JVM version

If you receive a warning message at the beginning of your installation stating that the detected JVM version does not match the version supported by OpenEdge, you can add an entry in the .ini file to allow batch installs to override this warning. Add the following entry to the [java] section of the .ini file if you want the installation to continue after detecting a mismatched JVM version: 

jvmAllowUnSupported=yes