* NOTE: The configuration format for this guide can be found in the “Configuration File Format” article.*
This guide provides details and instructions for the silent installation of the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2017 Composer Editions for Linux*. The silent install method allows the user to perform a command line installation of an entire package with no need to answer prompts or make product selections. Refer to the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2017 Release Notes for general installation advice.
Below are the steps needed to install the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2017 Composer Edition for Linux* in silent mode. There are two independent methods available, “Custom Configuration Method” and “Copy and Repeat Method”.
Copy and Repeat Method
The “copy and repeat” method allows you to complete the same installation multiple times. A typical scenario involves installing across multiple unique systems. Under this method, options meeting your particular needs/selections are saved in a configuration file during a first-time interactive installation. The resulting configuration file is then used on another system to repeat the same installation but in a “silent” manner.
1. Extract the package tar file in a temporary directory and then create a new configuration file by running the install.sh script with the --duplicate option and specifying the name and location of the configuration file to be created.
a. cd /tmp
b. tar -zxvf parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release.tgz
c. cd parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release
d. ./install.sh --duplicate /tmp/parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release/silent.cfg
2. To "repeat" the installation in a "silent" manner on a different system, copy the configuration file to the new system, extract the package tar file in a temporary directory and then run the installation and provide the configuration file.
a. cd /tmp
b. tar -zxvf parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release.tgz
c. cd parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release
d. ./install.sh --silent/tmp/silent.cfg
Custom Configuration Method
The “Custom Configuration” method allows you to complete silent installations using custom configuration settings from a configuration file.
- Ensure a valid Intel license file with world-readable permissions exists in the standard Intel license file directory, /opt/intel/licenses.
- Create or edit an existing configuration file. Refer to the Configuration File Format article for information on configuration file fields. Refer to the “Copy and Repeat Method” section for information about creating a configuration file.
- Extract the package tar file in a temporary directory and then run the installation script with the --silent option and specifying the custom configuration file. Refer to the example shown below.
Example:
a. cd /tmp
b. tar –zxvf parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release.tgz
c. cd parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release
d. ./install.sh --silent /tmp/parallel_studio_xe_2017_initial_release/silent.cfg