SDBINST Options 

To be able to carry out a background installation with SDBINST, you must enter options.

To display a list of these options, enter the following SDBINST command:
SDBINST –h

Conventions

Variables

General options

Option

Explanation

-h | -help

List and description of options

-v | -version

Version of the SDBINST installation program

-l | -list

Display of all software packages and installation profiles

-b | -batch

Start of installation program in the background

-profile <profile>

Specification of installation profile

-package <package1>[,<package2>]

Specification of software packages. Use the logical names of the software packages, not the file names

-o <owner>

Specification of the owner of the software (UNIX only)

-g <group>

Specification of the software group (UNIX only)

Options that can only be used for the Base software package

Option

Explanation

-indep_data <independent_data_path>

The <independent_data_path> can be specified the first time the system is installed.

-indep_prog <independent_program_path>

The <independent_program_path> can be specified the first time the system is installed.

<independent_data_path> and <independent_program_path> cannot be changed once the system has been installed for the first time, and are therefore ignored for subsequent installations. You can only change these path specifications by fully uninstalling the system.

Options that can only be used for the Database Kernel software package

Option

Explanation

-depend <dependent_path>

Specification of <dependent_path>