Automated Installation

When performing an automated install, you must provide the installer with a text file containing all the necessary instructions. Oracle calls these Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) response files. A response file is a plain text file, which must follow Oracle's syntax exactly.

To use a response file during an installation on Windows or UNIX, use the following commands (where “custom.rsp” is the name you've given your response file):

Windowssetup.exe [-silent] -responseFile C:\OraInst\custom.rsp
UNIX./runInstaller [-silent] -responseFile /u01/OraInst/custom.rsp

The -silent qualifier is optional. When a silent install is indicated, the installer will not open any graphical user interface (GUI) windows under any circumstances. ...

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