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On Windows: setup.exe -validate
To silently validate that your environment meets the installation requirements, run the following command, depending on your operating system:
On UNIX .runInstaller -silentvalidate -response
response_file_path On Windows:
setup.exe -silentvalidate -response response_file_path
4.6.5 Software Update Options Supported by Silent Installation
Silent installation supports the following software update options only:
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Skip software updates
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Install software updates from a local directory Silent installation does not support the option to download and install software
updates through My Oracle Support.
4.6.6 Silent Installation Instructions
The syntax for running the Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer silently from the command line depends on your operating system, as follows:
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On UNIX systems: runInstaller [-mode] [-options]
[CommandLinevariable=Value]
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On Windows systems: setup.exe [-mode] [-options] [CommandLinevariable=Value]
For more details on supported command line syntax and options, see Section 4.2.10,
Using Command Line Parameters to Install Oracle Business Intelligence 11g.
4.7 Troubleshooting the Installation and Configuration Processes
For more information about a specific error or warning that appeared during the installation process, refer to the installation log file. The location of the installation log
file depends on your operating system and on where you opted to create the oraInventory directory for the first Oracle product you installed that is, if multiple
Oracle products are installed on the current computer.
The following are the default locations for supported operating systems:
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UNIX: USER_HOMEoraInventorylogs
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Windows: C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\
If your installation did not conclude successfully or if you terminated the installation process during the Configuration phase, you must clean up your failed or terminated
installation before you attempt to install Oracle Business Intelligence again. The deinstallation process that you follow depends on the type of installation you
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attempted. For example, if you attempted to install Oracle Business Intelligence on a single computer, see
Section 6.1.1, Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence on a Single Computer.
For the list of supported deinstallation processes, see Section 6.1,
Deinstallation Scenarios. Furthermore, some tasks in a particular deinstallation process might not be relevant to
your situation, depending on which task or tasks failed during your installation attempt. For example, if the installation failed before the installer created an Oracle
Business Intelligence instance, then the procedure for deinstalling the instance described in
Section 6.4.2, Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Instances does
not apply and should not be followed.
4.8 Reinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence
The installer does not allow reinstallation of Oracle Business Intelligence in a directory that contains another Oracle Business Intelligence installation. To reinstall Oracle
Business Intelligence in the same directory as before, first deinstall the software as described in
Chapter 6, Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence. Then, return to this
chapter and follow the installation instructions that best match your needs.
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Postinstallation Tasks
After completing the installation process, there may be one or more optional or required configuration-related tasks to perform. Such postinstallation tasks are
covered in this section, including:
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Section 5.1, Installing and Uninstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools
