How To Install 11.2 / 12.1 Database/Client Software In Silent Mode Without Using Response File

Applies to:

Oracle Universal Installer - Version 11.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How to install Oracle Database Server/Client software in non-interactive or silent mode from command line without using a response file?

Solution

Silent installation can be done with the help of a "Response File". A "Response File" contains all the inputs that are required for doing the silent installation.

"Response File" can be created using one of the following methods: 

1.  Response file template supplied with installation kit:

Ex: <11gR2 Disk>/database/response/db_install.rsp

Copy "<11gR2 Disk>/database/response/db_install.rsp" to "<path>/db_install.rsp"

Edit "<path>/db_install.rsp" and modify the values that suits your environment

2. Record the response file using OUI in interactive mode:

Starting with 11gR2, user can save (Record) all the installation steps into a response file during installation. This can be achieved by clicking on "Save Response File" button on the Summary page. Later, this saved response file can be used for a silent installation.

Once the response file is created, user can execute the following command to do a silent installation:

Windows : setup.exe -silent -responseFile "<path>\db_install.rsp"

Unix : ./runInstaller -silent -responseFile "<path>/db_install.rsp"

The same silent installation can be done directly from the command prompt without using a response file but it requires a minimum set of variables (from the response file) as arg