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# Install in silent mode on Linux

A silent installation runs the entire setup process in the background without requiring you to navigate through setup screens and input selections. Instead, all configuration parameters are assigned values that you define in a configuration file (qcConfigFile.properties). When running an installation in silent mode, no messages are displayed. Instead, you can view installation information in the log file, including information on whether the installation was successful. The installation log file can be found under the <installation folder>/log directory. The deployment and configuration log file can be found under the /var/opt/ALM/log directory.

To troubleshoot problems you may encounter while running the installation, see Troubleshooting the installation.

If you want to reconfigure OpenText Application Quality Management after the installation and configuration is complete, you must run the installation procedure again.

If an error occurs during the installation procedure, you must uninstall and restart the installation procedure.

If an error occurs during the installation procedure and the installation log file is not found, ensure that enough disk space is available for installation and deployment to the selected locations, and that system settings such as the open file resources limit are set to the maximum allowable value.

$ is a reserved character in the installation procedure. For non-password fields use $DOLLAR$. For example, $admin$ should be entered as $DOLLAR$admin$DOLLAR$. Password fields can continue to use $.

To install in Silent Mode:

Note: To run silent installations for different configurations, you can create multiple configuration files.

1. Uninstall any previous installations of Quality Center or ALM from the server machine.

2. Create the qcConfigFile.properties file.

   The file defines the configuration values that are used during the installation.

   We recommend using an existing file from a prior installation.

   If there is no existing file, you can create one manually. However, this can be a complicated process that is error-prone. We suggest that you create one by running a normal installation. During the installation process, the file is automatically created. The configuration values you define during the installation process are recorded in the file. Even if you subsequently uninstall OpenText Application Quality Management, you can keep and edit the file as needed for future installations.

   The file is automatically saved in the following path /var/opt/ALM/conf.

3. Create an installation directory with read and write permissions on the server, for example: /usr/Install/ALM

   Note: The installation cannot be executed using a path that contains "..", such as ./../../ALM/ALM_installer.bin

4. Under the mount folder, navigate to the /mnt/dvd/ALM-Linux installation subfolder.

5. Copy the entire contents of the subfolder to the installation directory you created on the server.

6. Run the following chmod command to allow permissions for the installation files: chmod -R 777 <installation directory>

7. Update the installer.properties file with the installation directory and the path of the configuration file, if the configuration file is not in the default path.

   Note: Neither the length of the file repository path nor the length of the deployment path can exceed 200 characters.

8. From the installation directory on the server, navigate to, and run the run_silent.sh file.

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