Installation Overview

This section gives an overview of the installer.

Three installation modes are available: GUI, console, and silent.

In the GUI mode, the installer presents panels that allow you to make choices about product selection, product location, and so on. To invoke the installer in GUI mode, double-click the executable.

Console Mode

Console mode allows you to run the installer from the command prompt or terminal window. This is useful if your machine does not have a GUI environment.

Silent Mode

Silent mode installs the product using either default or custom settings that are saved in a response file. Silent mode installs the product without prompting you for information.

Installation Types

Two installation types are available: Typical or Custom.

•	The Typical installation type installs all the software for a specific profile.

•	The Custom installation type allows you to select components.

Installer Account

Microsoft Windows

You must have administrator privileges for the machine on which this product is installed. If you do not have administrator privileges, the installer exits. You must then log out of the system and log in as a user with the required privileges, or request your system administrator to assign the privileges to your account.

If you intend to install the product on a network drive, ensure that the account used for installation has permission to access the network drive.

UNIX

Any user can install this product.

•	Regular (non-root) user

•	Super-user (root).

While installing this product on UNIX platforms, ensure that the same installer account is used to install all TIBCO <Family> products.

A graphic environment such as CDE or X Windows is required to run the installer in GUI mode.

Installer Log File

The installer log file, tibco_universal_installer.username_install.log, is written to the .TIBCO/install_timestamp folder of the user’s home directory. To change the location of the installer log file, specify the option -V logFile="myLogFile" when you run the installer.

The installer log file captures the following information:

•	Installation environment details such as user that invoked the installer, host name, Java home in the environment, operating system details, and so on.

•	List of assemblies installed.