Installation Options

Installation Options ^Locate

There are a number of installation options available. The command line syntax for installation with options is:

java [-jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar] [ --option ]

To view a help screen listing these options, enter the command:

java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --help

in the directory containing the distribution file. Table 3, “WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java Installation Options and their Functions” contains a brief description of these options:

Table 3. WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java Installation Options and their Functions

Installation Option	Function
-s, --save-config `CONFIGFILE`	Does not install WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java, but saves the installation settings in a `CONFIGFILE` property file.
-u, --use-config `CONFIGFILE`	Installs WSO2 SOA Enablement Server using the settings contained in `CONFIGFILE` instead of user input. This option launches the quiet installation of WSO2 SOA Enablement Server embedded in another program. A configuration must previously have been saved. For more information, please see the section Quiet Installation.
-d, --debug	Displays debug information
-h, --help	Prints help screen

Launching Installation ^Locate

Before you begin installing WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java, determine the type of installation you require: Client or Server. Installation scenarios are discussed in Installation Overview.

Important

	Important
For UNIX users: Be sure that the `/bin` directory (or a directory where the `chmod` utility is located) is set in PATH before installation. You can set it with the command export PATH=$PATH:/bin. Also be certain that `JAVA_HOME` and the `PATH` to `$JAVA_HOME/bin` have been set.

For UNIX users:

Be sure that the /bin directory (or a directory where the chmod utility is located) is set in PATH before installation. You can set it with the command export PATH=$PATH:/bin.

Also be certain that JAVA_HOME and the PATH to $JAVA_HOME/bin have been set.

In the directory containing the distribution file, wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar, enter the command:

java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --option

	Caution
	The command java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --option does not work on some encodings. If you have any problems starting the installer, try running java -classpath wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar Install `--option` .

In the following list, we describe possible launch commands. Note that the first two launch commands launch the installer described in Wizard Installation.

```
java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --save-config config.txt
```
Goes through the installation steps and saves the settings to config.txt without installing WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java.
```
java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --use-config config.txt
```
Installs WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java using the settings in config.txt instead of user input.

Selecting a Particular Hostname ^Locate

If you have multiple hosts on your computer and you want to install WSO2 SOA Enablement Server using one hostname in particular, follow these steps:

Create an installation configuration file.

java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --save-config CONFIGFILE

Add the following line to the CONFIGFILE property file:
```
dname=fully qualified domain name of the host
```

Run the non-interactive installation.

java -jar wso2-soa-enablement-server-java-6.6.jar --use-config CONFIGFILE

The WSO2 SOA Enablement Server settings will now point to the host name you placed in the dname property.