23.1 Preparing for Silent Installation

Use the following steps to prepare for a silent installation:

  1. Locate the silent.properties file at the root of the ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Services on Linux CD, then copy the file to /root on your Linux server.

  2. Edit /root/silent.properties as needed.

The content of silent.properties for ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Services on Linux is shown below.

INSTALLER_UI=silent
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
# Install Sets
#---------------------------------------------------------------------##CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=(All|Server|Midtier) [default: All]
#CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Midtier
#CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Server
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
# Installable Features
#---------------------------------------------------------------------INSTALL_REMOTE_MANGEMENT=true
INSTALL_MIDDLE_TIER=true
INSTALL_INVENTORY_SERVER=true
INSTALL_INVENTORY_PROXY=true
INSTALL_INVENTORY_DATABASE=true
INSTALL_APPLICATION_MANAGEMENT_DATABASE=true
INSTALL_IMAGING_SERVER=true
INSTALL_PXE_SERVER=true
INSTALL_WORKSTATION_IMPORT_SERVER=true
INSTALL_ZDM_AGENT=true
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
# Pre-file-copy verification
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
#----------------------------------
# Authentication
#----------------------------------
TREE_USER_NAME=
TREE_PASSWORD=
TREE_NAME=
#----------------------------------
# ExtendSchemaConfigureAction
#----------------------------------
##SHOULD_EXTEND_SCHEMA=(true|false) [default: false]
SHOULD_EXTEND_SCHEMA=true
#-------------------------------------
# LicensingConfigureAction
#-------------------------------------
##USER_SUPPLIED_SERIAL_NUMBER= [default: 90 Day Trial]
USER_SUPPLIED_SERIAL_NUMBER=

#-------------------------------------------------------------------
# Post-file-copy verification
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
#----------------------------------
# Force Re-Configuration
#----------------------------------
##ConfigureAction.ZDM_FORCE_CONFIGURE=(true|false) [default: false]
#ConfigureAction.ZDM_FORCE_CONFIGURE=true

#-------------------------------------
# Imaging
#-------------------------------------
##NDS_CONF_PATH= [default: /etc/nds.conf]
#NDS_CONF_PATH=/etc/nds.conf

#-------------------------------------
# Middle Tier
--------------------------------------
XTierConfigureAction.AUTH_DOMAIN=myDomain
XTierConfigureAction.AUTH_CONTEXT=myZENWorksUserSearchContext
XTierConfigureAction.PROXY_USER=myProxyUser
XTierConfigureAction.PROXY_PASSWORD=myProxyPassword

#-----------------------------------
# Inventory Server Standalone Mode
#-------------------------------------
##StandaloneConfigureAction.INV_STANDALONE=(Y|N) [default: N]
#StandaloneConfigureAction.INV_STANDALONE=Y
#StandaloneConfigureAction.INV_SERVER_CONTEXT=myContext.myCompany

#----------------------------------
# XML Proxy
#
# value placed in /etc/opt/novell/zenworks/zws.properties as port2
#-------------------------------------
##XMLProxyConfigureAction.XML_PROXY_PORT= [default: 8080]
#XMLProxyConfigureAction.XML_PROXY_PORT=myPortNumber

#-------------------------------------
# SSL for Inventory
#-------------------------------------
##SSLConfigureAction.SSL_CONFIGURE=(Y|N) [default: N]
#SSLConfigureAction.SSL_CONFIGURE=Y
#SSLConfigureAction.INV_CERT_PATH=/my.dir/my.cer

#-------------------------------------
# NETBIOS Name
#
# value placed in /etc/samba/smb.conf as netbios name
# iff there is no existing value
#-------------------------------------
##NETBIOS_NAME= [default: <hostname>-w]
#NETBIOS_NAME=myNetBiosName

By default, all Desktop Management components are selected for installation in silent.properties. As you edit this file, you can deselect components for installation by commenting that component name in the Installable Features section of the file. This creates a customized install set that you can apply when you run the installation program.

Instead of creating this customized install set, you can also choose to uncomment a consolidated install set in the Install Sets section of the file.

The silent.properties file also contains specific parameters that you need to configure for the components that you install. Make sure that you uncomment these parameters and provide the required values.

If you plan to run the silent installation in an insecure environment, you might want to take measures to hide passwords. For more information, see Section 23.3, Making the Silent Installation More Secure.