# Installation Guide

# Installing BEA TSAM Using Silent Installation

The following sections describe how to install BEA TSAM using silent mode installation on both Windows and UNIX systems:

- Preparing for Silent Mode Installation
- Creating a Silent Mode Installation Template File
- Installing BEA TSAM on Windows
- Verifying Silent Mode Installation

## Preparing for Silent Mode Installation

Before you install BEA TSAM, complete the following tasks.

- Verify that enough disk space is available.
- Verify the login ID has proper permission for silent installation.
- Create a template file containing the required keyword settings.

## Creating a Silent Mode Installation Template File

To create a template file for use in the silent installation process, you must use the following keywords:

Table 4-1 Template File Keywords
For This Keyword . . . | Enter the Following Value . . .
--- | ---
`INSTALLER_UI= (UNIX and Windows)` | The mode of installation. The default is `silent`; do not modify this value.
`BEAHOME= (UNIX and Windows)` | The full pathname of the BEA Home directory of your choice.
`USER_INSTALL_DIR= (UNIX and Windows)` | The full pathname of the directory where you want to install BEA TSAM 1.1 on your computer.
`OVERWRITE=yes|no` `(UNIX and Windows)` | If you are using silent mode installation over an existing version of BEA TSAM, you must add this line to your template file. This is a case-sensitive keyword; the value must be lowercase. Any value other than “yes” will not overwrite the existing BEA SALT version and cancels the installation.

### Sample UNIX Template

    INSTALLER_UI=silent
    ### BEA Home Directory ###
    ### NOTE: backslashes must be escaped. ###
    BEAHOME=/home/user/bea
    ### User Installation Directory ###
    USER_INSTALL_DIR=/home/user/bea/tsam1.1
    ### Overwite Option###
    OVERWRITE=yes|no

### Sample Windows Template

    INSTALLER_UI=silent
    ### BEA Home Directory ###
    ### NOTE: backslashes must be escaped. ###
    BEAHOME=C:\bea
    ### User Installation Directory ###
    USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\bea\tsam1.1
    ### Overwite Option###
    OVERWRITE=yes|no

## Installing BEA TSAM on UNIX

To invoke the silent mode installation procedure on a UNIX system, execute the following steps:

- Create a file containing the required variables set to valid data.
- At a command line prompt go to the directory containing the installer executable.
- Enter the following command:

    sh  installer_name.bin  – f  full_path/installer.data

In the previous command, `full_path` is the full path to the variable data file and `installer.data` is the data file containing the required variables.

## Installing BEA TSAM on Windows

To invoke the silent installation procedure on a Windows system, execute the following steps:

- Create a file containing the required variables set to valid data.
- At a command line prompt go to the directory containing the installer executable.
- Enter the following command:

    tsam11_32_win2k3_x86.exe – f  full_path\installer.data

In the previous command, `full_path` is the full path to the variable data file and `installer.data` is the data file containing the required variables.

An initial window appears indicating that the installer is running. The amount of time to install in silent mode is approximately the same as interactive mode.

## Verifying Silent Mode Installation

You can verify successful silent mode installation by checking the installed directory to see if all the BEA TSAM binaries are listed.

If silent mode installation failed, check the following log files:

Windows:

`%USERPROFILE%\tsam_silent_install.log`

UNIX:

`$HOME/tsam_silent_install.log`

- BEA TSAM 1.1 Supported Platforms