Installing Avaya Aura MS on Linux using the silent mode

Last Updated : Nov 19, 2024 |

About this task

The silent mode of installing Avaya Aura® MS is typically used by adopting product installers that install Avaya Aura® MS as a component of the product solution.

You can control the options for the silent installation by creating the silent_install.properties file and then specifying this file in the command for running the installer.

Perform the following procedure to install Avaya Aura® MS in the silent mode with no user interaction:

Before you begin

Complete the system requirement and preparation procedures. Perform any restarts that the system preparation procedures require before installing the software.

Procedure

  1. Change to root user by running the following command:

    su -

  2. Download the installer file to the server or insert the Avaya Aura® MS installation DVD into the DVD drive of the server.
  3. Change the directory to the location of the downloaded installer or the drive where the Avaya Aura® MS installation DVD is located.

    The name of the installation file is in the following format:

    MediaServer_10.2.0.build_yyyy.mm.dd.bin

    For example, MediaServer_10.2.0.39_2024.09.23.bin.

  4. Apply executable permissions to the installer file:

    chmod 755 filename

  5. To modify the default Linux® installation directory and other options, use a text editor to create the file silent_install.properties with the following content: 
    #Choose Options
#--------------
INSTALL_EMLITE_SILENT=y
LINUX_GROUP=root

#Choose Install Folder (no spaces)
#---------------------
USER_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/avaya
  6. In the Choose Options section, you can install the Avaya Aura® MS EM by setting INSTALL_EMLITE_SILENT=Y or bypass installation of EM by setting INSTALL_EMLITE_SILENT=N.

    Setting INSTALL_EMLITE_SILENT to Y provides a Web-based management system for Avaya Aura® MS when another management system is not being used.

    Set the LINUX_GROUP to use for EM login.

    Important:

    The Linux® group that you specify must contain users who can successfully authenticate against Secure Shell (SSH).

  7. In the Choose Install Folder section of the file, type a directory name to specify the location to install Avaya Aura® MS. The installation path must not contain spaces.
  8. Save the changes and exit the text editor.
  9. Run the silent installation from a Linux® shell by entering the following command:

    ./filename -i silent -f location/silent_install.properties

    Where filename is the Avaya Aura® MS installation file with a name similar to MediaServer_10.2.0.39_2024.09.23.bin and location is the directory where the silent_install.properties file that you want to use is located.

    Tip:

    The installation is complete when the system CPU is idle. You can monitor the system CPU activity using a command like top in a Linux® shell.

    Important:

    If any errors occur during the silent mode installation, the system stops the installation and saves the errors to log files in the /var/log/mas/install directory. You cannot install Avaya Aura® MS if the system is missing the required packages and if YUM is not enabled. For more information about how to enable YUM, see the Red Hat YUM manual.

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