Installing ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks on Microsoft Windows

You can either download the TRA installation package or install the components from a CD. The installer prompts you to accept the license agreement, then to choose to perform a typical install or custom install.

You can install using either TIBCOUniversalInstaller.exe or TIBCOUniversalInstaller.cmd.

  • A typical install has minimal prompts and installs standard components in default locations.
  • A custom install prompts you to choose which components of the product suite to install and installs only those components.

If you are installing for the first time, you can specify the installation directory where the products in this product suite will be installed. On Microsoft Windows, the default installation directory is c:\tibco.

Use one of the following modes to install ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks.

Install Using GUI Mode

To install ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks in GUI mode:

  1. Open the physical media or download the ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks package.
  2. Extract the ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks archive file to a temporary directory.
  3. Navigate to the temporary directory.
  4. Run TIBCOUniversalInstaller.exe. You can do so in one of the following ways:
    1. Double-click the installer icon.
    2. On the command prompt, provide the absolute path of the installer file without specifying any options. The installer defaults to GUI mode.
  5. Click Next on the Welcome dialog.
  6. Read through the license text when the License Agreement dialog appears, select the I Accept The Terms of The License Agreement radio button and then click Next.
  7. The TIBCO Installation Home dialog is displayed.

    Use an existing TIBCO_HOME to install the product into an existing installation environment or select the environment from the environment drop-down list where TRA is installed.

  8. Select an installation profile on the left or select the Customize Installation check box and select the check boxes next to the features to install on the right.
  9. Click Next. Verify the list of products selected for install in the Pre-Install Summary dialog.
  10. The Post-Install Summary dialog appears. This dialog summarizes the installation process. Click Finish to complete the installation process and close the installer window.

Install Using Console Mode

You can use the Console mode to install the software in a non-windows environment. The installer prompts you for values. Type the following at the command prompt:

TIBCOUniversalInstaller.exe -console

When running in console mode you can move through the installation process as described next:

Enter Key = Moves forward in the installer
2 = Goes back to previous screen
3 = Cancels the Wizard and exits the installation or uninstallation
4 = Redisplays the current screen

Install Using Silent Mode

The following procedure explains how to install a ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks product in Silent mode. It installs ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks using default values. The TIBCOUniversalInstaller-BW_<version>.silent file is packaged in the directory that contains the universal installer. You must edit the file with information for your environment before launching the silent installation. The file includes comments that describe the installation properties you can set.

Note: While you can use the TIBCOUniversalInstaller-BW_<version>.silent file, it is a good practice to copy the file to a different name and edit that file for the silent install.

If errors occur during installation, they are listed in the installation log file (see the User_Home/.TIBCO directory).

To install ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks in the Silent mode:

Procedure 

  1. Open the physical media or download the ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks product package.
  2. Extract the ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks product archive file to a temporary directory.
  3. Using a console window, navigate to the temporary directory that contains the universal installer.
  4. Copy the TIBCOUniversalInstaller-BW_<version>.silent file and rename the copy.
  5. Using a text editor, open the copied file and update the install location, and features to install.
  6. To implement License Enforcement feature, add an entry for the license URL in the TIBCOUniversalInstaller-BW_<version>.silent file of ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks5.16.1 in one of the following ways as follows:-

    <entry key="license.url">http://<full remote server url</entry>

    OR

    <entry key="license.url">local file directory path</entry>

  7. Run the installer using this command line:
  8.    TIBCOUniversalInstaller.cmd -silent -V responseFile="myfilename.silent"