Windows: Background Installation with SDBINST 

Background installation of the client software with SDBINST (Windows NT/Windows 2000)

Prerequisites

Windows: Unpack the Installation Files
Stop all SAP DB database systems (including V Server).

Conventions

Variables, SDBINST options

Procedure

  1. Log on to your computer as the administrator.
  2. Start the installation by running the SDBINST program from the command prompt with the following options:
    SDBINST.EXE -b -profile <profile> -indep_data <independent_data_path> -indep_prog <independent_program_path> -depend <dependent_path>
    Specify the installation profile (<profile>) "Runtime for SAP AS". The quotation marks are required.

Further activities

Check the result of your installation using the log (Logging).

Windows: Additional Steps