Installing silently

JReport provides two files for installing JReport Server silently without user participation in the installation process. It is ServerInstall_typical.properties for the Typical Installation for Standalone Server type and ServerInstall_custom.properties for the Custom Installation for Standalone Server type.

Follow the steps below to install JReport Server silently:

Download the appropriate file from the Jinfonet website according to your requirement.

Some built-in demo reports (\SampleReports\*.cls) with Derby as the data source (install_root\db\SampleDB.script) have been provided. At the end of the installation, the installer will configure the reports and catalog to the correct data path. This calls some AWT classes that require GUI support.

So, if you have an X server installed, you should set the Display variable so that this step can be performed successfully.

$ DISPLAY=hostname(or IP address):0.0 $ export DISPLAY

Note: If you do not have X server or a pure text environment, this step can be ignored. However, you may find that the demo reports will not be able to run after you start the JReport Server due to having the wrong default data source path. In this case, you can use JReport Designer to publish some working reports for testing purposes.

Run the following command, and JReport Server will be installed in the designated path:

$ ./jrserver-xxx-linux.bin -i silent -f ServerInstall_typical.properties (change jrserver-xxx-linux.bin to the real file name of the installation file)

Notes:

When installing JReport Server silently, make sure you do not use overwrite installation, instead, install the server to a new directory.
When you install the Update or Service Pack silently, edit the file update.properties in <install_root>\help\samples\SilentInstall to your own requirements. This file is used to create an option file (i.e. response file) for the Installation Wizard. It predefines all the information that is required for the installation.
You can also create a property file and save it as follows:

USER_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/JReport/Server USER_KEY=UID USER_PASSWORD=Password

Modify the above lines according to your own environment and configurations.