Installing and configuring Siebel server software in unattended mode

For the rather likely event that we have to repeat a Siebel Enterprise component installation and configuration on other systems, the Siebel installer and the Siebel Configuration Wizard support recording our input in response files, which allows us to install and configure the Siebel server software without any manual intervention required.

As the installation and configuration of Siebel server software are separate processes, we have to learn how to:

• Create an .ini file for unattended installation
• Create a response file for unattended configuration
• Modify the .ini file to launch the configuration automatically
• Execute the installer in unattended mode

Because a Siebel Server is a typical candidate for multiple installations, we use this building block of the Siebel web architecture as an example. In the following section, we will discuss how to create the files needed to install and configure a Siebel Server in unattended mode.