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Performing a Silent Installation (Linux)

Silent installation of FME Server on Linux is controlled by an install.cfg file that is passed to the installer. This file contains a list of properties that control different options in the installer. The command for silent installation is:

./fme-server-linux-x64.run -- --file install.cfg

Properties are listed in the install.cfg file in the form:

<property>=<value>

To obtain the installer, see Obtain the Installer.

The following table lists the installation properties that you can specify in the install.cfg file, and their default values if left unset. These properties correspond to properties that can be adjusted in the user dialogs of a standard installation.

Property Default Value Description
FMESERVERHOSTNAME The Computer Name on which the installer is running Host name for this installation of FME Server.
INSTALLDIR ~/fmeserver The FME Server install directory.
INSTALLDISTRIBUTEDREPOSITORY No Whether the FME Server System Share is stored on a separate server and not on the Core machine.
FMESERVERSHAREDDATA [INSTALLDIR] The path to the FME Server System Share directory.
ADMINUSERNAME admin The user name for the admin account. For more information, see Default User Accounts and Passwords.
ADMINUSERPASSWORD admin The password for the admin account.
ROOTDIR [INSTALLDIR] In a distributed installation, the path to the root folder on the Core machine. In an Engine-only installation, the path to the FME Server System Share directory.
DATABASETYPE Default The type of database that will be used with the FME Server installation. Possible values are Default, MSSQL, Oracle, PostGreSQL. Default installs the built-in PostGreSQL database.
DATABASEHOST [FMESERVERHOSTNAME] The host that the database is on. This should only be specified if DATABASETYPE is not Default.
DATABASEPORT

MSSQL: 1433

PostGreSQL: 5432

Oracle: 1521

The port to connect to the database. This should only be specified if DATABASETYPE is not Default.
ORACLESID   The SID for the Oracle database. Must be specified only if DATABASETYPE is Oracle.
JDBCDRIVER   If your database requires a JDBC driver that Safe does not provide, specify the full path to it here, and it will be copied to the appropriate place in the install directory.
SERVLETTYPE Default The type of Application Server (servlet engine) you will use with FME Server. Possible values are Default, Apache, and Oracle. Choosing Default installs the built-in Application Server.
WEBSERVERHOSTNAME [FMESERVERHOSTNAME] The host on which the servlet engine is installed.
SERVLETPORT 80 (if open) The port that the servlet engine host uses or that the built-in Apache server uses. If not specified, the installer checks ports 80, 8080-8085 and uses the first one that is not in use.
WEBAPPSDIR [INSTALLDIR]\Utilities\tomcat\webapps The path to the webapps directory for the servlet engine.
NOLOGPREFIX No If Yes, FME Server log file names are not prefixed with the server host name.

Selecting Features to Install

To select which features to install, use the following set of properties. These properties can be set to either "Yes" or "No" (case-sensitive). The default values are "Yes".

Feature Property
FME Server Core FEATURE_FMEServerCore_INSTALL
Web Services FEATURE_Services_INSTALL
FME Server Console FEATURE_ServerConsole_INSTALL
FME Engine FEATURE_FMEEngine_INSTALL

Examples

Install with all default options (similar to Express install), to /home/user/fmeserver

INSTALLDIR="/home/user/fmeserver"

Install the FME Server Core only with an FME Server System Share directory on a share on another machine named "\\machine1\share"

 

INSTALLDISTRIBUTEDREPOSITORY=Yes

FMESERVERSHAREDDATA="/mnt/machine1/share"

FEATURE_FMEServerCore_INSTALL="Yes"

FEATURE_FMEEngine_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_FMEServerSMTPRelay_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_ServerConsole_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_Services_INSTALL="No"

Express install, but with an MSSQL database located on another server

DATABASETYPE=MSSQL

DATABASEHOST=DatabaseMachine

DATABASEPORT=1433

Install the Web Services feature only with a Weblogic Servlet Engine:

ROOTDIR="\\CoreMachine\share"

SERVLETTYPE=Oracle

SERVLETPORT=8080

WEBAPPSDIR="/home/user/Weblogic/webapps"

FEATURE_FMEServerCore_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_FMEEngine_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_FMEServerSMTPRelay_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_ServerConsole_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_Services_INSTALL="Yes"

FME Engine-only install, with all other FME Server components on another server named "\\machine1\FMEServerSystemShare"

FMESERVERHOSTNAME="machine1"

INSTALLDIR="/home/user/FMEServer"

ROOTDIR="\\machine1\FMEServerSystemShare"

FMESERVERSHAREDDATA="/mnt/machine1/FMEServerSystemShare/"

INSTALLDISTRIBUTEDREPOSITORY="Yes"

FEATURE_FMEServerCore_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_FMEEngine_INSTALL="Yes"

FEATURE_FMEServerSMTPRelay_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_ServerConsole_INSTALL="No"

FEATURE_Services_INSTALL="No"