Running the Configuration Wizard silently

You can run the Configuration Wizard silently if you have multiple deployments or if you want to develop a common deployment template.

1. Choose one of the following options to prepare to run the Configuration Wizard silently:

   • Generate the customization data file in the configuration wizard without running the tasks.
   • Modify the sample customization data file that matches your deployment. This file is in the PortalServer_root/installer/samples/configwizard directory.

   Important

   The sample scenarios do not cover all deployment options. Therefore, if the samples do not match your deployment scenario, generate the customization data file.

2. Open a command prompt.

3. Change to the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.

4. Create a silent installation from a set of customization data:

   Note

   All parameters are necessary. Run this task once per deployment cycle.

   • AIX® and Linux™: ./ConfigEngine.sh customize-workflow -DwfId=workflow-identifier -DwfData=customization-data-file -DwfOutput=output-directory -DWasPassword=password
     
   • Windows™: ConfigEngine.bat customize-workflow -DwfId=workflow-identifier -DwfData=customization-data-file -DwfOutput=output-directory -DWasPassword=password

   Where workflow-identifier is the name in the repository.

   Where customization-data-file is the name of the customization data file.

   Where output-directory is the directory where resulting files are written. This directory includes the following content: - The workflow-identifier.wfi file that represents the combination of silent installation tasks and the custom data. Subsequent tasks use this file. - The workflow-identifier directory where scripts and related files are created.

5. Start the silent installation:

   • AIX and Linux: ./ConfigEngine.sh execute-workflow -DwfInstance=workflow-instance -DWasPassword=password
   • Windows: ConfigEngine.bat execute-workflow -DwfInstance=workflow-instance -DWasPassword=password

   This task runs until: - A step in the silent installation fails. You must correct the error and then run the resume-workflow task. - A step is reached that requires manual action. You must finish the requested action and then run the resume-workflow task.

6. To resume the silent installation, run the resume-workflow task:

   • AIX and Linux: ./ConfigEngine.sh resume-workflow -DWasPassword=password
   • Windows: ConfigEngine.bat resume-workflow -DWasPassword=password

   This task works in the following way:

   • If you resume the silent installation after an error, the task runs the failed step.
   • If you resume after you complete a manual step, the task runs the next step in the sequence.