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Unattended Installation Packages

The installation scripts for each component are contained in the packages directory below the directory containing the irisinstall_silent script. Each package is in its own directory, and each package directory contains a manifest.isc file defining prerequisite packages for the package in that directory.

The standard_install package is the starting point for a server install in which all packages are installed. To define a custom package, you can use the manifest.isc file for the standard_install package as a template, as follows:

  1. Copy the standard_install directory to a new directory.

    For example, copy it to a directory named custom_install; initially, the manifest.isc file in the new directory is similar to the following:

    #This is the target for a standard (non-client-only) install
    package: standard_install
    prerequisite: install_mode
    prerequisite: database_server
    prerequisite: databases
    prerequisite: gadget
    prerequisite: fop
    prerequisite: renderserver
    prerequisite: printserver
    prerequisite: excelexporter
    prerequisite: callin_components
    prerequisite: client_components
    prerequisite: addenda
    prerequisite: install_confirmation
    prerequisite: copyright
    
  2. In the new directory, modify the manifest.isc file as follows:

    • Set the package key to the value of the directory name (required).

    • Add and/or remove prerequisites for your custom installation.

    For example, in the following manifest.isc file, the value of the package key has been changed to match the directory name (custom_install).

    #This is the target for a custom (non-client-only) install
    package: custom_install
    prerequisite: install_mode
    prerequisite: database_server
    prerequisite: gadget
    prerequisite: fop
    prerequisite: renderserver
    prerequisite: printserver
    prerequisite: excelexporter
    prerequisite: callin_components
    prerequisite: client_components
    prerequisite: addenda
    prerequisite: install_confirmation
    prerequisite: copyright
    

Then you can specify the new custom package when performing unattended installations; for example: sudo ISC_PACKAGE_INSTANCENAME="MyIris" ./irisinstall_silent custom_install.

Note:

See the Adding UNIX® Installation Packages to an InterSystems IRIS Distribution appendix for information about creating your own UNIX® installation packages and adding them to an InterSystems IRIS distribution.

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