Automatic Client Only Installations

From: Jerry Alan Braga <jabraga_at_flanagan.ca>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:40:47 -0500
Message-ID: <KPux9.180277$C8.437294_at_nnrp1.uunet.ca>

[Quoted] I have read my posts about this and I had this similar problem.

When looking into this I has able to find some undocumented features of the [Quoted] Oracle installer about silent mode.

With the use of a windows scripting tool called kiXtart I was able to automate all installation and patching of Oracle client based products to our clients upon logon to our network here. I basically use a command line [Quoted] call to the Oracle installer providing it the specific products I need and run that in silent mode and allow Oracle installer to do the rest. The KixTart scripts just automate this for me and I have configured the installer to read an installer INI file to check the current installation against what the server says it that active one, (ie patch level). If the client is not up to that level the installer will be lauched to upgrade to that patch level. The scripts even have the provision of downgraded to a previous level if required.

I anyone would be interested I could put a kit together to do this. It involved and requires

1. A Windows network that user log onto
2. A File server that enables netlogon and logon scripts
3. KixTart software configured to be installed on each client when logging
4. A directory where the Oracle Tools are installed to be launched.

Received on Mon Nov 04 2002 - 14:40:47 CET