Silent installation uses the following files:
Setup.exe supports silent installation when it is invoked from a command line with the -r and -s switches. For more information about silent install command line switches, see Setup Command Line Switches.
The setup.iss response file contains a script that is automatically generated by the SETUP program when you use the -r switch. The script is a record of the steps you take when installing Tivoli Storage Manager. When the response file is played back, the choices recorded by the administrator are used to drive the installation. Using a response file and the command line invocation of the SETUP command, you can install many duplicate images of Tivoli Storage Manager. The default location for the response file, when used with the -r switch, is the WINDIR directory; generally C:\WINNT. You can change its default location with the -f1 switch.
The silent installation log file (setup.log is the default name) contains the result code that indicates whether the silent installation succeeded. An integer value is assigned to the ResultCode keyname in the [ResponseResult] section. See Silent Installation Log File Return Codes. The file is created when you run the silent install package. Its default location is the directory where the install is started from. You can change its default location with the -f2 switch.
The sentinel files signal whether a Tivoli Storage Manager installation was successful. The installation program creates one of two sentinel files after the installation program is complete. The file will be created in the base directory of the installation, typically c:\program files\tivoli\tsm. If the installation completes successfully, the file adsm.ok is created. If the installation completes unsuccessfully, the adsm.err file is created. Other programs may watch for creation of this file to determine if silent installation has completed.