Installing in Silent Mode

In silent mode, you can run the installer without user input by pointing the installer to an existing response file.

Prerequisites

From TIBCO eDelivery, download the installation package. You need the TIBCO account credentials (username and password) to download the installation package. If you do not have a user name and password, contact TIBCO Support.

A default response file named TIBCOUniversalInstaller_bwpluginkafka_version.silent is packaged with TIBCO Universal Installer. Before launching the silent installation, you have to edit the response file with information about your environment. It is good practice to make a copy of the default response file, and then edit that file and use it for the installation.

  • If you invoke the installer with the -silent argument, the installer reads the input from default response file.
  • If you invoke the installer with the -silent -V responseFile=<filename> argument, the installer reads the input from the specified response file.

Procedure

  1. Extract the content of the package to a local directory and open the TIBCOUniversalInstaller_bwpluginname_version.silent file.
  2. Update the response file directly, or make a copy of the response file first, and then update the copied file.
  3. On the command line, navigate to the local directory where you extracted the installation package.
  4. Enter the following command to start the installation:
    • On Microsoft Windows: TIBCOUniversalInstaller.cmd -silent [-V responseFile="filename"]
    • On Linux: ./TIBCOUniversalInstaller-platform_acronym.bin -silent [-V responseFile="filename"]
    • On macOS: ./TIBCOUniversalInstaller-mac.command -silent [-V responseFile="filename"]
    Note: If you copy the response file to another directory, not the local directory containing the installer, you have to provide the absolute path of the response file.

What to do next

Restart TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks to verify the installed plug-in.