Thanks David for the heads-up. I have silent install question. If the
pathname contains space, Should I do
STAF330-setup-win32 -i silent -DACCEPT_LICENSE=1
-DUSER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\Program Files\STAF
or
STAF330-setup-win32 -i silent -DACCEPT_LICENSE=1
-DUSER_INSTALL_DIR="C:\Program Files\STAF"
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Mike Tran
IBM Austin, Texas
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Subject
[staf-users] Install changes for STAF V3.3.0 (migration to
InstallAnywhere)
Introduction
------------
In STAF V3.3.0 (which we plan to release around the end of March 2008), we
will
be migrating our STAF installers from InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP)
to
InstallAnywhere (IA). The primary reason for this is that ISMP has
reached
end-of-life, and IA is the recommended follow-on product to ISMP. Similar
to ISMP, IA is a Java-based multi-platform software installation program.
Note that if you are currently using automated installs of STAF (using
ISMP),
then you will likely need to modify your automated install to work with
the
IA STAF installers in STAF V3.3.0.
This note describes the install-related changes in STAF V3.3.0, and
includes
details on changes that will be incompatible with existing automated
installs
of STAF. Please provide any feedback on these changes by replying to the
staf-users mailing list or by sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Note that the information provided in this note may change between now and
the
release of STAF V3.3.0.
Overview of Install Changes
---------------------------
STAF V3.3.0 will contain the following install-related changes due to the
migration to IA:
- The graphical install for STAF will change, but is basically equivalent
to the graphical installer for previous versions of STAF.
- Console (non-graphical) installs for STAF will be supported.
- Silent and console installs will support all options that are available
in the graphical install.
- A new "STAF Installation Guide" document will be provided that describes
the STAF installers (including screen captures and comparisons between
ISMP and IA).
- The IA installers will support additional platforms, including Mac OS X,
FreeBSD, z/Linux, Linux AMD64, Linux IA64, Linux PPC64, Solaris x86, and
Solaris AMD64.
- Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium will no longer be
supported
(because IA does not support these older Windows operating systems).
* The file name/type of some STAF installers will change (in particular,
the .jar installers will now be native binary executables).
* The command line parameters for the IA STAF installers are different
than the ISMP command line parameters.
* Uninstaller locations and file names for IA are different than ISMP.
* Install log file options have changed in IA.
* Silent install/uninstall options (and corresponding response file
options) will be different than earlier versions of STAF.
* Options to specify the IA temporary directory are different than ISMP.
Items in the above list that are noted by an asterisk (*) may require you
to change existing automated installs of STAF to work with STAF V3.3.0.
The follow sections describe the changes that may require modification
to existing automated installs of STAF.
Command-line Options
--------------------
Here is an example of getting help on the command-line options for an IA
installer (or uninstaller):
C:\>STAF330-setup-win32.exe -?
Usage: STAF330-setup-win32 [-f <path_to_installer_properties_file> |
-options]
(to execute the installer)
where options include:
-?
show this help text
-i [swing | console | silent]
specify the user interface mode for the installer
-D<name>=<value>
specify installer properties
notes:
1. the path to the installer properties file may be either absolute,
or relative to the directory in which the installer resides.
2. if an installer properties file is specified and exists, all
other
command line options will be ignored.
3. if a properties file named either 'installer.properties' or
<NameOfInstaller>.properties resides in the same directory as the
installer, it will automatically be used, overriding all other
command
line options, unless the '-f' option is used to point to another
valid
properties file.
4. if an installer properties file is specified but does not exist,
the
default properties file, if present, will be used. Otherwise,
any
supplied command line options will be used, or if no additional
options were specified, the installer will be run using the
default
settings.
Installer File Names/Types
--------------------------
Unlike ISMP which provides an executable file (with a bundled JVM) and a
.jar file (which does not bundle a JVM and requires a JVM on the target
machine), IA provides 2 binary files (one with a bundled JVM, and one
without a bundled JVM which requires a JVM on the target machine).
In STAF 3.2.5, we provided the following files (on Windows 32-bit and
Linux IA-32, for example):
STAF325-setup-win32.exe (includes bundled JVM)
STAF325-setup-win32.jar
STAF325-setup-linux.bin (includes bundled JVM)
STAF325-setup-linux.jar
In STAF 3.3.0 we will provide the following files (on Windows 32-bit and
Linux IA-32, for example):
STAF330-setup-win32.exe (includes bundled JVM)
STAF330-setup-win32-NoJVM.exe
STAF330-setup-linux.bin (includes bundled JVM)
STAF330-setup-linux-NoJVM.bin
Note that we are considering only providing the .exe/.bin files in STAF
V3.3.0 and later versions (i.e. the only IA installer that would be
provided is the installer with the bundled JVM). If this would impact
your ability to use STAF, please respond with details.
Uninstaller Location and File Name
----------------------------------
With ISMP the uninstaller was created in directory <install-root>/_uninst
(and if a _uninst directory already existed, _uninstX where X is "1",
"2", etc.). With IA the uninstaller is created in directory
<install-root>/Uninstall_STAF. The uninstaller executable is
<install-root>/Uninstall_STAF/Uninstall_STAF.exe on Windows and
<install-root>/Uninstall_STAF/Uninstall_STAF on Unix.
Install Log File
----------------
The STAF IA installers will create a log file called STAFInstall.log in
the root install directory.
Note that the log file will always be created (it is not an option that
can be
specified when starting the installer) and will be overwritten on each
install.
Silent Install
--------------
In ISMP, to perform a silent install you specify option "-silent". In IA,
the silent install option is "-i silent". Here is a comparison:
STAF325-setup-win32.exe -silent
STAF330-setup-win32.exe -i silent
In ISMP, to specify silent install options, you use "-W <name>=<value>".
In IA, to specify silent install options you use "-D<name>=<value>".
Here are the STAF install properties for IA:
- ACCEPT_LICENSE=<value>
- Acceptance of the license agreement. Values are "1" (accept) or
"0" (or any value other than "1").
- Default is "0".
- Equivalent to "license.selection=<value>" in ISMP.
- USER_INSTALL_DIR=<value>
- The directory where STAF will be installed.
- Default is "C:\STAF" on Windows, "/Library/staf" on Mac OS X, and
"/usr/local/staf" on other Unix platforms.
- Equivalent to
"stafinstalldirectory.defaultInstallLocation=<value>"
in ISMP.
- INSTALLER_UI=<value>
- The install UI type ("silent", "swing", or "console").
- No equivalent option in ISMP.
- Allows you to specify the install UI type without using the
"-i" option.
- CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=<value>
- The install set ("Full", "Minimal", or "Custom").
- Default is "Full".
- Equivalent to "setupTypes.selectedSetupTypeId=<value>" in ISMP.
- CHOSEN_INSTALL_FEATURE_LIST=<comma-separated-short-feature-names>
- The Custom features to install.
- Valid features are:
STAF,ExtSvcs,Langs,Samples,Codepage,Docs,Develop
- This option has no effect for "Full" or "Minimal" install.
- No equivalent option in ISMP.
- REGISTER=<value>
- Whether to perform STAF registration when STAF is first started.
- Values are "1" or "0". Default is "1".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- REGISTRATION_NAME=<value>
- The name to register. Default is "".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- REGISTRATION_EMAIL=<value>
- The email to register. Default is "".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- REGISTRATION_ORG=<value>
- The organization to register. Default is "".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- UPDATE_ENVIRONMENT=<value>
- Scope of environment/menu updates. Values are "System", "User",
"None". Default is "System".
- Equivalent to "stafOptions.updateEnvironmentVariables=<value>"
in ISMP.
- START_ON_LOGIN=<value>
- Windows-only option.
- Whether to start STAF on Login. Values are "1" or "0".
Default is "1".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- CREATE_START_MENU_ICONS=<value>
- Windows-only option.
- Whether to create Start menu icons/programs folder for STAF.
Values are "1" or "0". Default is "1".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- USE_TCP_VERSION=<value>
- The default TCP/IP version. Values are "IPV4" or
"IPV4_IPV6". "IPV4" is the default.
- Equivalent to "stafOptions.defaultIPvVersion=<value>" in ISMP.
- USE_PERL_VERSION=<value>
- Only valid on platforms with Perl support.
- The default Perl version. Values are "5.8" and "5.6". Default
is "5.8".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
- STAF_INSTANCE_NAME=<value>
- The default STAF instance name. Default is "STAF".
- Not supported as a silent install option on ISMP.
Here are some comparisons of silent install options for STAF 3.2.5 (using
ISMP) and STAF 3.3.0 (using IA):
A. (ISMP) STAF325-setup-win32 -is:log c:\temp\ismplog.txt -silent -W
license.selection="Accept"
(IA) STAF330-setup-win32 -i silent -DACCEPT_LICENSE=1
B. (ISMP) STAF325-setup-win32 -is:log c:\temp\ismplog.txt -silent -W
license.selection="Accept" -W
stafinstalldirectory.defaultInstallLocation="C:\tools\staf"
(IA) STAF330-setup-win32 -i silent -DACCEPT_LICENSE=1
-DUSER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\tools\staf
C. (ISMP) STAF325-setup-win32 -is:log c:\temp\ismplog.txt -silent -W
license.selection="Accept" -W setupTypes.selectedSetupTypeId="Minimal" -W
stafOptions.updateEnvironmentVariables="None" -W
stafOptions.defaultIPvVersion="IPv4 and IPv6"
(IA) STAF330-setup-win32 -i silent -DACCEPT_LICENSE=1
-DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Minimal -DUPDATE_ENVIRONMENT=None
-DUSE_TCP_VERSION=IPV4_IPV6
Here is a comparison of silent uninstall options for STAF 3.2.5 (using
ISMP) and STAF 3.3.0 (using IA):
D. (ISMP) ProductDir\_uninst\uninstaller -silent
(IA) ProductDir\Uninstall_STAF\Uninstall_STAF.exe -i silent
You can specify a properties file to use when starting the STAF IA
Installer.
The properties file should contain the same -D options that you would
specify
on a command-line installation. For example:
STAF330-setup-win32 -f installer.properties
Here is a sample installer.properties file:
INSTALLER_UI=silent
ACCEPT_LICENSE=1
USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\\STAF
CHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=Full
REGISTER=1
REGISTRATION_NAME=Joe Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
REGISTRATION_ORG=ABC Test
UPDATE_ENVIRONMENT=System
START_ON_LOGIN=1
CREATE_START_MENU_ICONS=1
USE_TCP_VERSION=IPV4
USE_PERL_VERSION=5.8
STAF_INSTANCE_NAME=STAF
Specifying a Temporary Directory
--------------------------------
In ISMP, you could override the default temporary directory used during
the
install (for example, if the default temporary directory did not contain
enough free space) by using the "is:tempdir <dir>" option.
In IA, on Windows, the installer uses the directory in the TEMP
environment variable, and on Unix, the installer uses the directory in
the IATEMPDIR environment variable. So, prior to running the installer,
set the appropriate environment variable to a directory containing enough
free space.
STAFInst Changes
----------------
Starting in STAF V3.3.0 the default for the STAF IA installers will be
to perform a "Full (Recommended)" install. The "type -r" (recommended)
option for the STAFInst installers will also be changed to perform a full
installation (so "type -r" and "type -f" will be equivalent).
David Bender
STAF/STAX Development
8-1268 (512-838-1268)
IBM Austin Bldg. 903-5B002
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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