Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode

Review this section for use cases for running the installer in silent mode or response file mode.

Table B-1 Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode

Mode	Uses
Silent	Use silent mode to: Complete an unattended installation, which you schedule using operating system utilities such as at. Complete several similar installations on multiple systems without user interaction. Install the software on a system that does not have X Window System software installed on it. The installer displays progress information on the terminal that you used to start it, but it does not display any of the installer screens.
Response file	Use response file mode to complete similar Oracle software installations on more than one system, providing default answers to some, but not all of the installer prompts. If you do not specify information required for a particular installer screen in the response file, then the installer displays that screen. It suppresses screens for which you have provided all of the required information.

Mode

Uses

Silent

Use silent mode to:

Complete an unattended installation, which you schedule using operating system utilities such as at.
Complete several similar installations on multiple systems without user interaction.
Install the software on a system that does not have X Window System software installed on it.

The installer displays progress information on the terminal that you used to start it, but it does not display any of the installer screens.

Response file

Use response file mode to complete similar Oracle software installations on more than one system, providing default answers to some, but not all of the installer prompts.

If you do not specify information required for a particular installer screen in the response file, then the installer displays that screen. It suppresses screens for which you have provided all of the required information.

Parent topic: How Response Files Work