IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 6.1.9.0

Installing Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack in silent mode

Running an installation in the background is one method of installing Tivoli® Storage Manager FastBack. During this silent installation, no messages of any type are displayed. After the silent installation, upgrade, or uninstall process completes, you must restart the system.

Before you begin

The silent installation is supported for the following Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack components:

FastBack Client
FastBack Mount
(Windows only) Administrative Command Line
Documentation
Central Control Station
FastBack Disaster Recovery Server
FastBack Server
FastBack data deduplication service
FastBack Watchdog
FastBack Disaster Recovery
FastBack Manager
License Agreement

For Windows systems, the silent upgrade and uninstallation processes work for all Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack components.

On Linux systems, the silent uninstallation process works for the FastBack Client and FastBack Mount components.

About this task

To silently install Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack on a supported Windows 32-bit operating system, complete the following steps:

Either download the code package or insert the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Product CD into the CD drive.
In the folder for Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, go to the X86 folder.
In a text editor, open the setup.iss file.
Complete the following steps to edit the setup.iss file:
1. Locate the line that starts with the following string:
```
szDir=
```
2. (Optional) If you are not using the default installation path, edit this line to reference the installation path that you are using.
3. Locate the line that starts with the following string:
```
SERVER_IP=
```
4. Update the host name or IP address to reference the FastBack Server that you installed and are using.
5. Save and close the setup.iss file.
From a command prompt window, enter the following command:
```
setup.exe /s /f1"<path_to_the_setup.iss_file>"
```
Restart the system.

Note: The setup.iss file on the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Product CD is a sample file. It is necessary to record the setup.iss file for common use in silent mode. The recording is done by entering the following command:

setup.exe /r /f1"C:\setup.iss"

To silently install Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack on a supported Windows 64-bit operating system, complete one of the following procedures:

To complete a clean installation in the default location, complete the following steps:
1. Either download the code package or insert the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Product CD into the CD drive.
2. In the folder for Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, go to the X64 folder, or, for Itanium microprocessors, go to the IA64 folder.
3. From a command prompt window, use the cd command to change directory to the installation folder
4. Enter the following command:
```
setup.exe /s /v/qn
```
5. Restart the system.
To complete a clean installation in a non-default location, complete the following steps:
1. Either download the code package or insert the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Product CD into the CD drive.
2. In the folder for Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, go to the X64 folder, or, for Itanium microprocessors, go to the IA64 folder.
3. From a command prompt window, use the cd command to change directory to the installation folder.
4. Enter the following command:
```
setup.exe /s /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=<your_installation_directory>"
```
5. Restart the system.

To customize the components to install and the installation path, complete the following steps:

Either download the code package or insert the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Product CD into the CD drive.
In the folder for Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, go to the X64 folder, or, for Itanium microprocessors, go to the IA64 folder.
From a command prompt window, use the cd command to change directory to the installation folder.

Enter the following command:

setup.exe /s /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=[installation_folder]
ADDLOCAL= [Component]"

Where [Component] is the part of the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack product you want to install. You can install more than one component, and you must always install the license agreement.

For example, if you want to install FastBack client, FastBack mount, and the license agreement, use the following command:

setup.exe /s /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=[installation_folder]
ADDLOCAL= client,mount,LAP"

The following table contains information about what [Component] to use in the command:

Component to install:	[Component] to use in the command:
FastBack Client	client
FastBack Mount	mount
Administrative Command Line	shell
Documentation	documents
Central Control Station	ccs
FastBack DR Hub Server	drserver
FastBack Server	server
FastBack Data Deduplication Service	storgenet
FastBack Watch Dog	watchdog
FastBack DR	DR
FastBack Manager	manager
License Agreement	LAP

Restart the system.

To silently install Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack on a supported Linux operating system, complete the following steps:

Tip: Before you start a silent installation, update the FastBackInstaller.properties file according to your requirements. Otherwise, only the FastBack Client is installed (by default).

Procedure

Download the code package or insert the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Product CD into the CD drive.
Go to the X86 folder. It is located within the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack folder.
For the default installation, enter the following command into the command prompt window:
```
./install-Linux.bin -i silent -DLICENSE_ACCEPTED=true
```
For a custom installation, enter the following command into the command prompt window:
```
./install-Linux.bin -i silent -f <full path to the FastBackInstaller.properties
file>
```
Restart the system.

What to do next

The Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack virtual volume is not installed during the installation process. This virtual volume is installed when FastBack Mount is started for the first time.

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