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Oracle 11g - Silent Installation

Morning, I am creating a script to push out one of our applications, The first part of my script is to install Oracle 11g via a response file. I have never done one of these and I don't think it's taking my response file. I am new to powershell so having a play around really. Can anyone spot why this is not working?

#Checks and Installs Oracle 11g + TNS Entries
        $a = Test-Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ORACLE\KEY_OraClient11g_home1
        IF ($a = "True") {Write-Host "Installing Oracle"} ELSE {Write-Host "Oracle Installed"}
        $args = "-waitforcompletion -ignorePrereq -responseFile \\FileShare\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle 11g\client\client.rsp -force -silent -noconsole -showProgress"
        IF ($a = "False") {Start-Process "\\FileShare\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle 11g\client\setup.exe" -wait -ArgumentList $args
        }

Any advice would be great!

Thank
Asked 7 years ago 6521 views
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Answers (7)

Posted by: anonymous_9363 7 years ago
Red Belt
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One, you don't say if the OUI starts but just doesn't read the response file.

Two, can you please remove your duplicate post? Thanks.
Comments:
  • Hi, Yes no problem. No basically the OUI doesn't appear to load. No syntax errors either. - djordan 7 years ago
  • This is Oracle 11G R2 32bit - djordan 7 years ago
Posted by: anonymous_9363 7 years ago
Red Belt
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What happens if you substitute the command line '\\FileShare\[blah, blah, blah]' with 'cmd.exe' or 'notepad.exe'? What happens if you remove the 'If...' construct?
Comments:
  • Hi, CMD does open with the IF still in.

    #Checks and Installs Oracle 11g + TNS Entries
    $a = Test-Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ORACLE\KEY_OraClient11g_home1
    IF ($a = "True") {Write-Host "Installing Oracle"} ELSE {Write-Host "Oracle Installed"}
    $args = "-waitforcompletion -ignorePrereq -responseFile \\prometheus\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle 11g\client\client.rsp -silent -noconsole -force -showProgress"
    IF ($a = "False") {Start-Process "C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" -wait -ArgumentList $args
    } - djordan 7 years ago
    • Not sure if its an issue with my response file?

      ###############################################################################
      ## Copyright(c) Oracle Corporation 1998,2008. All rights reserved. ##
      ## ##
      ## Specify values for the variables listed below to customize ##
      ## your installation. ##
      ## ##
      ## Each variable is associated with a comment. The comment ##
      ## can help to populate the variables with the appropriate ##
      ## values. ##
      ## ##
      ###############################################################################

      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Do not change the following system generated value.
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      oracle.install.responseFileVersion=http://www.oracle.com/2007/install/rspfmt_clientinstall_response_schema_v11_2_0

      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # This variable holds the hostname of the system as set by the user.
      # It can be used to force the installation to use an alternative
      # hostname rather than using the first hostname found on the system
      # (e.g., for systems with multiple hostnames and network interfaces).
      ORACLE_HOSTNAME=000.000.000.000
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Unix group to be set for the inventory directory.
      UNIX_GROUP_NAME=
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Inventory location.
      INVENTORY_LOCATION=C:\Program Files (x86)\Oracle\Inventory
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Specify the languages in which the components will be installed.
      #
      # en : English ja : Japanese
      # fr : French ko : Korean
      # ar : Arabic es : Latin American Spanish
      # bn : Bengali lv : Latvian
      # pt_BR: Brazilian Portuguese lt : Lithuanian
      # bg : Bulgarian ms : Malay
      # fr_CA: Canadian French es_MX: Mexican Spanish
      # ca : Catalan no : Norwegian
      # hr : Croatian pl : Polish
      # cs : Czech pt : Portuguese
      # da : Danish ro : Romanian
      # nl : Dutch ru : Russian
      # ar_EG: Egyptian zh_CN: Simplified Chinese
      # en_GB: English (Great Britain) sk : Slovak
      # et : Estonian sl : Slovenian
      # fi : Finnish es_ES: Spanish
      # de : German sv : Swedish
      # el : Greek th : Thai
      # iw : Hebrew zh_TW: Traditional Chinese
      # hu : Hungarian tr : Turkish
      # is : Icelandic uk : Ukrainian
      # in : Indonesian vi : Vietnamese
      # it : Italian
      #
      # Example : SELECTED_LANGUAGES=en,fr,ja
      SELECTED_LANGUAGES=en,en_GB
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Complete path of the Oracle Home
      ORACLE_HOME=C:\oracle\product\11.2.0\client_1
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Complete path of the Oracle Base.
      ORACLE_BASE=C:\Oracle
      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      #Name : INSTALL_TYPE
      #Datatype : String
      #Description: Installation type of the component.
      #
      # The following choices are available. The value should contain
      # only one of these choices.
      # InstantClient : InstantClient
      # Administrator : Administrator
      # Runtime : Runtime
      # Custom : Custom
      #
      #Example : INSTALL_TYPE = "Administrator"
      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      oracle.install.client.installType=Custom
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Name : oracle.install.client.customComponents
      # Datatype : StringList
      #
      # This property is considered only if INSTALL_TYPE is set to "Custom"
      #
      # Description: List of Client Components you would like to install
      #
      # The following choices are available. You may specify any
      # combination of these choices. The components you choose should
      # be specified in the form "internal-component-name:version"
      # Below is a list of components you may specify to install.
      #
      # oracle.sqlj:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle SQLJ"
      # oracle.rdbms.util:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Database Utilities"
      # oracle.javavm.client:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Java Client"
      # oracle.sqlplus:11.2.0.1.0 -- "SQL*Plus"
      # oracle.dbjava.jdbc:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle JDBC/THIN Interfaces"
      # oracle.ldap.client:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Internet Directory Client"
      # oracle.rdbms.oci:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Call Interface (OCI)"
      # oracle.precomp:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Programmer"
      # oracle.xdk:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle XML Development Kit"
      # oracle.network.aso:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Advanced Security"
      # oracle.assistants.oemlt:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Enterprise Manager Minimal Integration"
      # oracle.oraolap.mgmt:11.2.0.1.0 -- "OLAP Analytic Workspace Manager and Worksheet"
      # oracle.network.client:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Net"
      # oracle.ordim.client:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Multimedia Client Option"
      # oracle.ons:11.2.0.0.0 -- "Oracle Notification Service"
      # oracle.odbc:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle ODBC Driver"
      # oracle.has.client:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Clusterware High Availability API"
      # oracle.dbdev:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle SQL Developer"
      # oracle.rdbms.scheduler:11.2.0.1.0 -- "Oracle Scheduler Agent"
      #
      # Example : oracle.install.client.customComponents="oracle.precomp:11.2.0.1.0","oracle.ons:11.2.0.0.0","oracle.oraolap.mgmt:11.2.0.1.0","oracle.rdbms.scheduler:11.2.0.1.0"
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      oracle.install.client.customComponents=oracle.odbc:11.2.0.1.0
      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      #Name : MTS_PORT
      #Datatype : int
      #Description: Port number to be used for by the Oracle MTS Recovery Service to listen
      # for requests. This needs to be entered in case oracle.ntoramts is
      # selected in the list of custom components in custom install
      #
      #
      #Example : MTS_PORT = 2030
      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      oracle.install.client.oramtsPortNumber=49156

      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Host name to be used for by the Oracle Scheduler Agent.
      # This needs to be entered in case oracle.rdbms.scheduler is selected in the
      # list of custom components during custom install
      #
      # Example : oracle.install.client.schedulerAgentHostName = acme.domain.com
      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      oracle.install.client.schedulerAgentHostName=

      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      # Port number to be used for by the Oracle Scheduler Agent.
      # This needs to be entered in case oracle.rdbms.scheduler is selected in the
      # list of custom components during custom install
      #
      # Example: oracle.install.client.schedulerAgentPortNumber = 1500
      #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      oracle.install.client.schedulerAgentPortNumber= - djordan 7 years ago
Posted by: anonymous_9363 7 years ago
Red Belt
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CMD works, so the Start-Process part is OK.

Does OUI open if you run the command line on its own, but non-silently? If you saved the RSP using the OUI in 'record' mode, it'll be fine. If it's hand-edited, though...who knows!
Comments:
  • Hi. It seems to run perfectly when removing -silent -noconsole -force -showProgress. The OUI opens. Yes I just saved this at the end of the installation. - djordan 7 years ago
Posted by: anonymous_9363 7 years ago
Red Belt
0
From there, does it run to completion or fail at some missing pre-requisite?
Comments:
  • Hi, The OUI opens and looks like it's installing but then closes - djordan 7 years ago
  • I get a please wait... and then it closes - djordan 7 years ago
Posted by: anonymous_9363 7 years ago
Red Belt
0
The OUI opens and looks like it's installing but then closes
Try adding the '-ignoreSysPrereqs' argument. Remember that Oracle is dumb and that therefore case is important.
Posted by: djordan 7 years ago
Senior White Belt
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I managed to resolve my scripting fault, For some reason this was not creating the Admin folder so had to create this manually in the script. Here's what I used;

#Checks and Installs Oracle 11g + TNS Entries
        $a = Test-Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ORACLE\KEY_OraClient11g_home1
        IF ($a = "False") {Write-Host "Installing Oracle"} ELSE {Write-Host "Oracle Installed"}
        $args = "-silent -nowelcome -noconsole -waitforcompletion -noconfig -responseFile \\Share\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle11g\client\client.rsp"
        IF ($a = "True") {Start-Process -FilePath \\Share\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle11g\client\Setup.exe -ArgumentList $args -Wait -Passthru}.ExitCode
        New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:\Oracle\product\11.2.0\client_1\network\admin\ -force


Posted by: djordan 7 years ago
Senior White Belt
0
I managed to resolve my scripting fault, For some reason this was not creating the Admin folder so had to create this manually in the script. Here's what I used;

#Checks and Installs Oracle 11g + TNS Entries
        $a = Test-Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ORACLE\KEY_OraClient11g_home1
        IF ($a = "False") {Write-Host "Installing Oracle"} ELSE {Write-Host "Oracle Installed"}
        $args = "-silent -nowelcome -noconsole -waitforcompletion -noconfig -responseFile \\Share\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle11g\client\client.rsp"
        IF ($a = "True") {Start-Process -FilePath \\Share\rollout\Installations\Scripts\Files\Confirm\Oracle11g\client\Setup.exe -ArgumentList $args -Wait -Passthru}.ExitCode
        New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:\Oracle\product\11.2.0\client_1\network\admin\ -force



Thanks for the help!


 
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