Installing from the silent installer

In a Windows environment, you can install Optim™ using the silent installer.

The Optim installation includes the optim_installer.properties file in the same directory where the IBMOptim.exe file is located. To use the silent installer, open the optim_installer.properties file and make any modifications to the variables to customize it for your installation. You can modify the following variables:

INSTALLER_UI=SILENT
Install using silent installer.
LICENSE_ACCEPTED=
Set this variable to TRUE to specify that the license agreement is accepted.
CUSTOMER_INFO_USERNAME=username
Customer user name.
CUSTOMER_INFO_COMPANYNAME=companyname
Customer company name.
CUSTOMER_INFO_COMPANYID=companyid
Customer company ID number.
CHOSEN_INSTALL_FEATURE_LIST=
List of Optim features to be installed. Specify values in a list separated by commas. Values are:
Optim
Optim Online Documentation
Optim Archive ODBC Interface
Optim ODM Interface
Sample Files
5.x PST Directory Conversion Files
For example:
CHOSEN_INSTALL_FEATURE_LIST=Optim,Optim Online Documentation,Optim Archive ODBC Interface,
Optim ODM Interface,Sample Files,5.x PST Directory Conversion Files
INSTALL_APP_FOR_ALLUSER=
Specify whether to install Optim for all users or for the current user only. To install Optim for all users, specify:
INSTALL_APP_FOR_ALLUSER=1
To install Optim for the current user only, specify:
INSTALL_APP_FOR_ALLUSER=0
USER_INSTALL_DIR =
The folder where Optim is to be installed.
USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\\Program Files\\IBM Optim
USER_INPUT_ODM_INSTALL=
USER_INPUT_ODM_COPYONLY=
Use these variables only if you included Optim ODM Interface in the CHOSEN_INSTALL_FEATURE_LIST=. Otherwise, remove these variables from the file. Specifies whether to install and configure ODM now.
To install and configure ODM now, specify:
USER_INPUT_ODM_INSTALL=1
USER_INPUT_ODM_COPYONLY=0
To copy ODM files for later installation, specify:
USER_INPUT_ODM_INSTALL=0
USER_INPUT_ODM_COPYONLY=1
USER_INPUT_ODM_ENABLE_TRIAL=
USER_INPUT_ODM_SPECIFY_LICENSE=
Use these variables only if :
you included Optim ODM Interface in the CHOSEN_INSTALL_FEATURE_LIST=
AND
you specified USER_INPUT_ODM_INSTALL=1 to install and configure ODM now.
Otherwise, remove these variables from the file. Specifies the type of license for ODM.
To specify the ODM license file:
USER_INPUT_ODM_ENABLE_TRIAL=0
USER_INPUT_ODM_SPECIFY_LICENSE=1
To enable a 30-day trial license for ODM:
USER_INPUT_ODM_ENABLE_TRIAL=1
USER_INPUT_ODM_SPECIFY_LICENSE=0
USER_SHORTCUT_NEW_PRG_MENU=
Create shortcut icons in a new program group. Specify:
USER_SHORTCUT_NEW_PRG_MENU=1
Use either USER_SHORTCUT_NEW_PRG_MENU= or USER_SHORTCUT_EXST_PRG_MENU=, do not specify both.
USER_SHORTCUT_EXST_PRG_MENU=
Create shortcut icons in an existing program group. Specify:
USER_SHORTCUT_EXST_PRG_MENU=1
Use either USER_SHORTCUT_NEW_PRG_MENU= or USER_SHORTCUT_EXST_PRG_MENU=, do not specify both.
USER_SHORTCUTS=
Fully-qualified path for the directory in which to create shortcut icons. Specify:
USER_SHORTCUTS=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\StartMenu\Programs\IBM Optim
Specify USER_SHORTCUTS= if you used either USER_SHORTCUT_NEW_PRG_MENU= or USER_SHORTCUT_EXST_PRG_MENU=.
USER_SHORTCUT_DESKTOP=
Create shortcut icons on the desktop. Specify:
USER_SHORTCUT_DESKTOP=1
USER_SHORTCUT_QCK_LAUNCH_BAR=
Create shortcut icons on the quick launch bar. Specify:
USER_SHORTCUT_QCK_LAUNCH_BAR=1
USER_SHORTCUT_START_MENU=
Create shortcut icons in the Windows Start menu. Specify:
USER_SHORTCUT_START_MENU=1
USER_INPUT_VIEW_REL_NOTES=
Display Release Notes® when installation completes.
To display Release Notes:
USER_INPUT_VIEW_REL_NOTES=1
USER_INPUT_LAUNCH_CONFIG=
Launch Optim Configuration when installation completes.
To launch Optim Configuration:
USER_INPUT_LAUNCH_CONFIG=1

After you specify the variables in the optim_installer.properties file, use one of these commands to start the silent installer.

If the optim_installer.properties file is under the same directory as the IBMOptim.exe file, the file is renamed to installer.properties. Use this command:
IBMOptim.exe –i silent
If the optim_installer.properties file is in a directory different from that for the IBMOptim.exe file, use the command:
IBMOptim.exe -f directorypath\optim_installer.properties

where directorypath is the fully-qualified path to the directory for the optim_installer.properties file.



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