HCL Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition Forum

Apr 8, 2013, 4:02 PM

11 Posts

This is for installing a server

Not for performing an unattended setup. What we need is a way ( assuming is possible ) to perform a setup without GUI or manual intervention.
I have already studied the infocenter, and what I see is that you can record a server setup [nserver -record] and this will create a setup file; then the instructions for a silent setup says to run [nserver -silent c:\myprofile.pds].
The problem is that the pds file is not editable, so I can't change any value in there. So, if I got it right, this is a way to record the setup on a machine and then use the file to perform the setup on another machine, but keeping the values I inputed.
What we would like to do is edit the file and change the values, this way I can record once, then setup different servers just changing the values.

RoB

~August Opjumisonynds

Apr 9, 2013, 7:10 PM

60 Posts

The link that I sent has this "inside link'

If you scroll down that page in the link that I sent you will see
Using a server setup profile internal link.

Here is an external link to the same place approximately.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.domino.admin85.doc/H_DOING_A_SILENT_SERVER_SETUP_STEPS.html

It describes how to record and use setup .pds file on different platforms. It also includes instructions for a remote silent setup (not install).

You can edit some parameters, e.g.

/opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -OtherDirectoryServerName <other directory> <your pds>
/opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -OtherDirectoryServerAddress <other server address> <your pds>
/opt/ibmdomino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -HostName <host name> <your pds>

/opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest/linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -dump <your pds>

Last line will print names of all parameters you are able to change.

You can also specify several parameters in one command line:

-AdminPassword<pwd> -OrganizationPassword <org pwd> -ServerPassword <pwd> -HostName `hostname` -OrganizationName <orgname> -ServerName <servername>
This is about as much editing as you can have.

Thanks,
Irina Khasin.

~Martha Xangeroflar

Apr 10, 2013, 7:30 AM

11 Posts

Thanks, and....

Thanks a lot for your answer Irina. I had already looked at that page in the Infocenter, but I could not find any information about editing.
The options you have listed:
/opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -OtherDirectoryServerName <other directory> <your pds>
/opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -OtherDirectoryServerAddress <other server address> <your pds>
/opt/ibmdomino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -HostName <host name> <your pds>

/opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest//linux/java -cp /opt/ibm/domino/notes/latest/linux/cfgdomserver.jar lotus.domino.setup.DominoServerProfileEdit -dump <your pds>
are not there. Or am I not looking in the right place ?
Thanks again

RoB

~August Opjumisonynds

Apr 11, 2013, 4:20 PM

60 Posts

That's a shortcut, you probably should use UI to modify profile

I don't see "silent modification" described online actually, maybe it's not officially supported

You can do serversetup -playback or remoteserversetup -playback using GUI and modify your profile prior to using it.
More information about those are in help9_admin.nsf, - but in short - you use setup GUI to modify your existing setup profile (.pds).
I think, however, the original question had something to do with modifying setup on the fly.

Irina.

~Martha Xangeroflar

Apr 12, 2013, 8:34 AM

11 Posts

Meaning of the original question

Hi Irina
We would like to automate the Domino installation and setup. Our goal ( assuming is possible ) is to run the install and setup from a script, either giving the needed settings as parameters or using a property file. So we would need a way to change the pds file without having to use a GUI. For example you can do this for WebSphere App Server or DB2, there's no need for a GUI to install and configure them.

Thanks
RoB

~August Opjumisonynds

Apr 15, 2013, 7:03 PM

60 Posts

You can change "dumped" variables (see my earlier link)

or you can also use passwords file as described in documentation.
That's about all options I can think of right now.
Irina.

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