Install in silent mode on Windows

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 in the following path C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\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.

To install in Silent Mode:

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

  1. Uninstall the existing version from the machine.

  2. Create the qcConfigFile.properties file.

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

    We recommend that you use 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 open to errors. 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, you can keep and edit the file as needed for future installations.

    The file is automatically saved in the following path C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM\conf directory.

  3. Update the installer.properties file with the installation path and the path of the configuration file, if they are not in their default locations.

    Note:  

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

    • Due to a Windows limitation, the deployment directory and the repository path cannot be on a mapped drive.

  4. If you want to use the Microsoft SQL Server (Windows Auth.) authentication type, do the following:

    1. In your JRE/JDK's bin folder, back up and remove the old mssql-jdbc_auth*.dll file if any.

    2. Copy the mssql-jdbc_auth-8.2.2.x64.dll file from the installer folder to your JRE/JDK's bin folder. If there is a jre folder under the JDK folder, copy the file to both the JDK/bin and JDK/jre/bin folders.

  5. From the command line, run the run_silent.bat file.

    If the installation process fails, check the installation logs for details. For details see Checking the installation and configuration log files.

    If the installation process ends with warnings, the ALM server does not automatically start. Check the installation logs for details, and start the server manually. For details see Checking the installation and configuration log files.