The installer allows you to run in different modes. Each mode is supported on all platforms.
In GUI mode, the installer presents panels that allow you to make choices about product selection, product location, and so on. When you invoke the installer by double-clicking the icon, GUI mode is used.
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 Microsoft Windows environment.
Silent mode either installs using default settings or uses a response file that was saved during an earlier installation. Silent mode installs without prompting you for information.
-silent
argument, the default installation parameters are used. -options
<responseFileName>
as an argument, the installer uses the values specified by the user when the response file was generated. Software from TIBCO uses three numbers to indicate whether the release is major, minor or a patch. For example, 5.0.0 indicates a major release, 5.1.0 indicates a minor release and 5.1.1 indicates a patch release. The installer for a patch release performs an automatic upgrade. For example, the installer automatically upgrades TIBCO Runtime Agent 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 by overwriting the contents of the 5.0 directory.
For a major and minor release, the installer prompts whether you wish to upgrade, and informs you if incompatible products are on your system. If you proceed, major or minor releases are installed under a new directory that is named using the major or minor release numbers.
For example, if you have installed the 5.0.0 release and are upgrading to a 5.1.0 minor release, it will be installed under the 5.1 directory. This allows both the 5.0 and 5.1 releases to coexist on the same machine.
If you are upgrading the adapter, or reinstalling a clean version of the software, you may uninstall the product first or allow the installer to perform the upgrade or reinstall.
Note that, if you are reinstalling over the same adapter version:
The TIBCO Installation Manager allows you to:
To start the program:
The TIBCO Installation Manager displays all TIBCO software installed on your machine. Details about the selected TIBCO product are displayed in the right rows. Click the Uninstall
button to remove the selected product. Note that some products cannot be installed from the utility. Instructions about uninstalling these products are listed in the uninstall window (after clicking the Uninstall
button).
Click the TIBCO Installation Manager help button for information about using the program.
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