Option

Description

-b | -batch

Use installation program in the background

If you specify this option, the installation program terminates with an error if any information is missing.

If you do not specify this option, the program stops if any information is missing, and prompts you to act.

-profile

Installation profile

You must place any names that contain blanks in double quotation marks.

-package

Logical name of the SAP DB software component (not file name)

You must place any names that contain blanks in double quotation marks.

-indep_data

Can be specified for a new installation only. Otherwise, the system ignores it. You can change this path only after completely uninstalling the SAP DB software.
See also: Variables

-indep_prog

Can be specified for a new installation only. Otherwise, the system ignores it. You can change this path only after completely uninstalling the SAP DB software.
See also: Variables

-depend

Can be specified for a new installation only, and only for the installation profiles all, Server and APO LiveCache and the SAP DB software components Database Kernel and APO LC APPS (from APO Version 4) or APO COM. Otherwise, the system ignores it.

See also: Variables

-o | -owner

Software owner (UNIX)

-g | -group

Software group (UNIX)

-h | -help

List of options and descriptions

-v | -version

Version number of the SDBINST installation program

-l | -list

Displays all possible installation profiles and SAP DB software components