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 Overview of Options for the Program SDBINST 

You can specify the following options when you use the program SDBINST to install or update database software:

Option

Description

-b | -batch

Use installation program in the background

If you specify this option, the installation program terminates with an error if any information is missing.

If you do not specify this option, the program stops if any information is missing, and prompts you to act.

-profile <inst_profile>

Installation profile

You must place any names that contain blanks in double quotation marks.

-package <package_name>

Logical name of the software component (not file name)

You must place any names that contain blanks in double quotation marks.

-indep_data <independent_data_path>

Can be specified for an initial SAP DB installation only. Otherwise, the system ignores it. You can change this path only after completely uninstalling the database software.

-indep_prog <independent_program_path>

Can be specified for an initial SAP DB installation only. Otherwise, the system ignores it. You can change this path only after completely uninstalling the database software.

-depend <dependent_path>

Needs to be specified for a new installation only, and only for the installation profiles all, Server and APO LiveCache and the software components Database Kernel and APO LC APPS (from APO Version 4) or APO COM. Otherwise, the system ignores it.

-o | -owner <sdb_user>

UNIX only: Software owner

-g | -group <sdb_group>

UNIX only: Group of the software (administrator group)

-h | -help

List of options and descriptions

-v | -version

Version number of the SDBINST installation program

-l | -list

Display all possible installation profiles and software components

See also: Variables

 

 

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