Installation Overview

This section gives an overview of the installation.

Installation Modes

Two installation modes are available: console mode, and silent mode. GUI mode installation is not available for this product release.

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

Linux/ Unix

Any user can install this product:

•	Regular (non-root) user

•	Super-user (root)

When installing this product on Linux platforms, ensure that the same installer account is used to install all TIBCO Silver Fabric 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.