Cognos ReportNetTM Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 9: Setting Up an Unattended Installation and Configuration
6. Install ReportNet components, including Framework Manager:
• On Windows, from the Start menu, click Programs, Command Prompt to open a
Command Prompt window, and then type the following command, where location is
the directory where you copied filename, the transfer specification file:
xwsetup -s location\filename.ats
• On UNIX, type the following command on a single line, where location is where you
copied filename, the transfer specification file:
xwsetup -s location\filename.ats
Any errors that occur are recorded in the installation directory in the following log file:
• For Framework Manager, the file name is
tl-FM-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm_summary-error.txt.
• For ReportNet server components, the file name is
tl-CRN-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm_summary-error.txt.
If errors occur before sufficient initialization occurrs, log messages are sent to one of the
following log files in the Temp directory:
• For Framework Manager, the file name is
tl-FM-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm.txt.
• For ReportNet, the file name is
tl-CRN-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm.txt.
After all errors are resolved, you can set up an unattended configuration.
Steps Using the Response.ats File
1. On the target computer, insert the CD and copy the contents to your computer.
2. Go to the win32 directory and open the response.ats file in a text editor.
Each section in the response.ats file corresponds to a dialog box in the installation wizard.
3. For the appPath=setting, type the installation location of the program files for ReportNet
components or Framework Manager.
Tip: There should be no space on either side of the equal, (=).
4. For ReportNet, in the section named [Component List], next to each component:
• To install the component, type 1.
• To not install the component, type 0.
Note: You do not select components for Framework Manager. All required files are installed.
5. For a Windows installation, for the APPFOLDER= property, type the name of the Start
menu folder that contains your program shortcuts.
Tip: To ensure that the shortcut folder is visible to all users, type 1 for the VISIBLETOALL=
property.
6. For the install information in the [Install Conditions] section:
• To specify the condition is true, type 1.
• To specify the condition is false, type 0.
7. Save the response.ats file to a local directory after you make the necessary changes.
8. Go to the win32 directory.
9. At the command prompt type the following command, where location is the directory where
you copied response.ats:
• On Windows, type
xwsetup -s location\response.ats
• On UNIX, type
xwsetup -s location/response.ats
Any errors that occur are recorded in the installation directory in the following log file:
• For Framework Manager, the file name is
tl-FM-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm_summary-error.txt.
• For ReportNet server components, the file name is
tl-CRN-version-yyyymmdd-hhmm_summary-error.txt.
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