Generating the properties file on Windows
When you want to install the product software in the silent mode on Windows, you must provide the installation details in a properties file. You must first generate a properties file by using the stand-alone installer that contains the data required to install the product.
Before you begin
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Read and ascertained that your computer meets the requirements specified in System Requirements.
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Downloaded the product software package that is dependent on the stand-alone installer for the supported operating system on your computer from the HCL® License & Delivery portal.
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Extracted the downloaded package to a folder on the computer on which you want to install the product software.
About this task
You must provide the properties file that contains the required details in the command to install the product software in the silent mode. You must create a properties file for each of the product that you want to install.
Procedure
<Path_extracted_product>\<Extracted_Product_name.exe> -r <Destination_path>\<File_name_installer.properties>
- <Path_extracted_product> is the path to the folder where you have extracted the downloaded package.
- <Extracted_Product_name.exe> is the name of the product in the folder.
- <Destination_path> is the path to the folder where the product must be installed.
- <File_name_installer.properties> is the name of the installer.properties file.
- Extracted the downloaded product software package to the folder C:\Downloads\HCL_OT_Agent
- Find the name of the extracted product file is HCL-OneTest-API-Agent-Win-x64-v10.5.0.exe
- Want to install the product in the folder C:\HCL\OneTest-Agent
- Want to create the properties file with the name as apia_installer.properties
C:\Downloads\HCL_OT_Agent\HCL-OneTest-API-Agent-Win-x64-v10.5.0.exe -r C:\HCL\OneTest-Agent\apia_installer.properties
Results
You have generated the properties file that you can use to install the product software in the silent mode.