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Using Domino silent server setup with a profile

You can use a server setup profile to set up a Domino server silently without viewing the setup screens. You can do a silent setup at the server you are setting up or from a client system.

Before you begin


Parent topic: Using the Domino server setup program

To do a silent setup at the server

Procedure

1. Install the Domino® server program files on a server system but do not run the Domino server setup program.

2. (UNIX only) Log on to the Domino system as the user you specified during Domino server installation. This is the same user you'll use to start the Domino server.

3. If the profile uses existing server, certifier, or administrator IDs that require passwords, create a text file that contains a <keyword>=<password> combination for each type of ID that requires a password. The following example shows the contents of a text file with each keyword used:


4. At the command prompt on the server, switch to the Domino data directory. (If you installed a partitioned server, switch to the data directory of the partition you are setting up.) Then, enter the following command:
5. Check the errorlog.txt file in the Domino data directory to confirm that the setup is complete or to view any error messages that were generated during setup.

To do a silent setup from a Windows client with Domino Administrator

Procedure

1. Make sure that you selected Remote server setup when you installed Domino Administrator on the client system.

2. Install the Domino server program files on a server system, but do not run the Domino server setup program.

3. (UNIX server only) Log on to the Domino system as the user you specified during Domino server installation. This is the same user you'll use to start the Domino server.

4. At the command prompt on the server, switch to the Domino data directory. (If you installed a partitioned server, switch to the data directory of the partition you are setting up.) Then, enter the following command, to put the server in listen mode:


5. If the profile uses existing server, certifier, or administrator IDs that require passwords, create a text file on the Domino server that contains a <keyword>=<password> combination for each type of ID. The following example shows the contents of a text file with each keyword (ID type) used:
6. At the command prompt on the Windows client, switch to the Notes program directory, and enter the following command:
7. Check the errorlog.txt file in the Notes® data directory to confirm that the setup is complete, or to view any error messages that were generated during setup.

8. After setup is complete, switch to the Notes program directory on the client and enter the following command to stop the listener on the Domino server:


To do a silent setup from a Windows client without Domino Administrator or from a UNIX workstation

Procedure

1. Install the Domino server program files on a server system, but do not run the Domino server setup program.

2. (UNIX server only) Log on to the Domino system as the user you specified during Domino server installation. This is the same user you'll use to start the Domino server.

3. At the command prompt on the server, switch to the Domino data directory. (If you installed a partitioned server, switch to the data directory of the partition you are setting up.) Then, enter the following command, to put the server in listen mode:


4. On the client system, install the Java™ runtime environment.

5. Create a temporary directory on the client system. For example, enter the following at the command prompt:

6. Do one of the following: 7. If the profile uses existing server, certifier, or administrator IDs that require passwords, create a text file on the Domino server that contains a <keyword>=<password> combination for each type of ID. The following example shows the contents of a text file with each keyword (ID type) used:
8. At the command prompt on the client, switch to the Notes program directory, and enter the following command:
9. Check the errorlog.txt file to confirm that the setup is complete, or to view any error messages that were generated during setup.

10. After setup is complete, switch to the Notes program directory on the client and enter the following command to stop the listener on the Domino server:


Related concepts
Using the Domino server setup program
Entering system commands

Related tasks
Using a server setup profile