Unattended Installation Packages

The installation scripts for each component are contained in the packages directory below the directory containing the irisinstall_silent script. Each package is in its own directory, and each package directory contains a manifest.isc file defining prerequisite packages for the package in that directory.

The standard_install package is the starting point for a server install in which all packages are installed. To define a custom package, you can use the manifest.isc file for the standard_install package as a template, as follows:

1. Copy the standard_install directory to a new directory.

   For example, copy it to a directory named custom_install; initially, the manifest.isc file in the new directory is similar to the following:

   #This is the target for a standard (non-client-only) install
   package: standard_install
   prerequisite: install_mode
   prerequisite: database_server
   prerequisite: databases
   prerequisite: gadget
   prerequisite: fop
   prerequisite: renderserver
   prerequisite: printserver
   prerequisite: excelexporter
   prerequisite: callin_components
   prerequisite: client_components
   prerequisite: addenda
   prerequisite: install_confirmation
   prerequisite: copyright
   

2. In the new directory, modify the manifest.isc file as follows:

   • Set the package key to the value of the directory name (required).

   • Add and/or remove prerequisites for your custom installation.

   For example, in the following manifest.isc file, the value of the package key has been changed to match the directory name (custom_install).

   #This is the target for a custom (non-client-only) install
   package: custom_install
   prerequisite: install_mode
   prerequisite: database_server
   prerequisite: gadget
   prerequisite: fop
   prerequisite: renderserver
   prerequisite: printserver
   prerequisite: excelexporter
   prerequisite: callin_components
   prerequisite: client_components
   prerequisite: addenda
   prerequisite: install_confirmation
   prerequisite: copyright
   

Then you can specify the new custom package when performing unattended installations; for example: sudo ISC_PACKAGE_INSTANCENAME="MyIris" ./irisinstall_silent custom_install.