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Installation Overview

This section gives an overview of the installer.

Installation Modes

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

GUI Mode

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 specific 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.

Installing on Microsoft Windows 2003 Terminal Server

There are two modes in Windows Terminal Server: Execute and Install. Users are logged on by default in Execute mode, which allows them to run applications. To install an adapter so that everyone can use it, log on as administrator in Install mode. When the adapter is installed in the Install mode, the installation registry is maintained in SystemDrive:\WINDOWS\.

Windows Terminal Server must be running in remote admin mode, not application sharing mode. The adapter is not supported if installed on a machine that is using Windows Terminal Server in application sharing mode.

The best way to install the adapter on Windows Terminal Server is to use the Add/Remove Programs control panel applet. This automatically sets your mode to Install during the installation and then back to Execute afterwards. Alternatively, you can manually change your mode to Install before starting the installation by typing the following at a command prompt:

   C:\> change user /install

Change back to Execute mode after installation is complete by typing:

   C:\> change user /execute

To check your current mode, type the following:

   C:\> change user /query

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 Adapters 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.

•	Information related to the Ant scripts that are executed by the installer.

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