Running the Configuration Wizard silently
We can run the Configuration Wizard silently if you have multiple deployments or if you want to develop a common deployment template.
- Choose one of the following options to prepare to run the Configuration Wizard silently:
- Generate the customization data file in the configuration wizard without running the tasks.
- Modify the sample customization data file that matches your deployment. This file is in the PortalServer_root/installer/samples/configwizard directory.
Important: The sample scenarios do not cover all deployment options. Therefore, if the samples do not match your deployment scenario, generate the customization data file.
- Open a command prompt.
- Change to the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.
- Create a silent installation from a set of customization data:
Note: All parameters are necessary. Run this task once per deployment cycle.
./ConfigEngine.sh customize-workflow -DwfId=workflow-identifier -DwfData=customization-data-file -DwfOutput=output-directory -DWasPassword=password
Where workflow-identifier is the name in the repository.
Where customization-data-file is the name of the customization data file.
Where output-directory is the directory where resulting files are written. This directory includes the following content:
- The workflow-identifier.wfi file that represents the combination of silent installation tasks and the custom data. Subsequent tasks use this file.
- The workflow-identifier directory where scripts and related files are created.
- Start the silent installation:
./ConfigEngine.sh execute-workflow -DwfInstance=workflow-instance -DWasPassword=password
This task runs until:
- A step in the silent installation fails. You must correct the error and then run the resume-workflow task.
- A step is reached that requires manual action. You must finish the requested action and then run the resume-workflow task.
- To resume the silent installation, run the resume-workflow task:
./ConfigEngine.sh resume-workflow -DWasPassword=password
This task works in the following way:
- If you resume the silent installation after an error, the task runs the failed step.
- If you resume after you complete a manual step, the task runs the next step in the sequence.