How to use a response file to automate the installation process in Linux (4045173)

Date - JAN 2009
Affected Product & Version - NVBU 8.2.1
Affected Module & Version - N/A
OS Version - Linux
Application Information - N/A

1. Create a file called "response" in the directory that contains the install script and copy the following lines into it.

HOST_OS=Linux
PKG_BASE=/usr/netvault
DB_DIR=/usr/netvault/db
LOGICAL_NAME=$HOSTNAME
HOMEFILE=/etc/.nv6_home
NVLANGUAGE=English
CHOSEN_CLASSES="core dataplugin devicectl gui onlinehelp"
COMPONENT_core=TRUE
COMPONENT_dataplugin=TRUE
COMPONENT_devicectl=TRUE
COMPONENT_gui=TRUE
COMPONENT_onlinehelp=TRUE


2. ./install response

Note: The response file must be in the install directory

You can replace the LOGICAL_NAME=$HOSTNAME with a static value if you don't want the NetVault name to be the same as the hostname. You can use 'echo $HOSTNAME' to verify that the hostname is what you expect. If it is not set properly, this can sometimes return localhost. Each client must have a unique NetVault name, so if they get named localhost it can be a problem.

The NetVault machine password for each client will be set to the root password of the client which will be required when adding the client to the NetVault server. You can change the NetVault machine password for each client in NetVault configurator or add the PASSWORD=mypassword variable to the response file, if you don't want to use the clients root password when adding clients to NetVault.