We test different kind of applications like Console Application,Windows Application & Web application.
To test any type of application we need system run time environment. To run unit tests or system tests we setup a run time environment which is mostly a simulated one not the real customer product run time environment.
There are some advantages with this simulated environment. Setup can be done easily,Debugging may easy, Continuous integration may be done easily.. etc
We can modify this simulated environment to real product environment with Install Automation.
Generally we use InstallShield or InstallAnywhere software to provide installer to customers to install our product. Both supports silent installation.
Silent installation is a installation type. We can install software without UI.
Using following command we can install software without UI
C:\xxxx_vxx.exe -i silent -f installer.properties
How to get install.properties?
First install the product using UI. Normally it asks for installation directory and other required options. After installation done successfully. Move to installed directory and search for install logs.
In one you can find the all user interactions recorded.
Sample installer.properties looks like below
#Destination and Working Directories
#-----------------------------------
USER_INSTALL_DIR=C:\\xxx\\xxx
#Database Type
#-------------
USE_EXISTING_DB=1
INSTALL_NEW_DB=0
#Database
#--------
DB_HOST_NAME=localhost
DB_PORT_NUMBER=9999
DB_USER_NAME=xxxx
DB_PASSWORD=xxxx
DB_NAME=xxx
DB_LOCATION=C:\\xxx\\xxx\\xxx
#Application Server
#------------------
USE_NEW_TOMCAT=1
USE_EXISTNG_TOMCAT=0
TOMCAT_DIR=C:\\xxx\\xxx\\xxx
You can use same installer.properties file to install on all OS platforms like Windows,Linux,Sun Solaris,IBM AIX, HPUX.. etc
Installer UI may not support in platforms like HPUX and IBM AIX. Using this silent install you can install the product easily.
You can use this to install on cloud machines by connecting using Putty.
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