Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Determining your installation method

You can install OpenEdge Release 10.1A products in Windows or on UNIX using either of these methods:

Online, interactive installation — This method prompts to make installation choices online and record your input in dialog boxes. The dialog boxes appear programmatically as determined by the products you identify to install and the type of install you choose to perform. After you complete the Installation Utility, the Setup Utility initialize your choices, enabling you to use the products after the installation.

For details about loading your installation medium and initiating either a Windows installation or a UNIX installation, see:

Chapter 4 "Performing an OpenEdge Installation in Windows"
Chapter 5 "Performing an OpenEdge Installation on UNIX"
Note: Online help, provided with each online platform’s Installation Utility and accessible from Help or a specific Help control, presents the detailed procedures to complete each installation dialog box.

Silent Installation Utility — The silent, or batch mode, installation does not prompt you for input. You must create a response file in which you record your installation choices. When you ready to perform the installation, you initiate the response file to run the installation noninteractively. This method is designed to provide Application Partners (APs) a streamlined approach to integrate the OpenEdge installer into an application installer.

For details about running silent or batch installations by creating a response file, see the:

"Running the OpenEdge Silent utility" section in Windows platforms.
"Running the installation in batch mode" section on UNIX platforms.