InstallAnywhere 2013
Available only in the Install sequence, Install actions deploy the installer payload to the target machine. The following table lists the Install actions available in InstallAnywhere.
Action |
Editions |
Description |
Premier, Professional |
Create an alias (OS X), symbolic link (UNIX and Linux), or shortcut (Windows). |
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Premier |
Create an alias (OS X), symbolic link (UNIX and Linux), or shortcut (Windows) to a file within a Developer Installation Manifest (DIM). |
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Premier |
Create a reference to a DIM. |
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Premier, Professional |
Create a new folder on the end user's system. |
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Premier, Professional |
Create a launcher to start the installed Java application. |
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Premier, Professional |
Create the uninstaller and several additional files needed by the uninstaller. |
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Premier |
Deploy a WAR or EAR archive to an application server. |
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Premier, Professional |
Download a file during installation using FTP, HTTP, SFTP, or Anonymous FTP protocol. |
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Premier, Professional |
Include the FlexNet Connect Java agent in installers built from this project. |
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Premier, Professional |
Expand a ZIP file (.zip, .jar, .war, .ear) or decode a Mac Binary file (.bin) on the end user's system. |
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Expand a 7-ZIP archive file (*.7z or *.xz) on the end user's system. |
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Expand a TAR file (.tar) on the end user’s system. |
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Premier, Professional |
Install a ZIP file (.zip, .jar) on the target system. |
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Premier, Professional |
Install a file from the installer onto the end user’s system. |
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Premier |
Install all of the files and folders specified in the manifest file on the end user's system. See Manifest Files for more information. |
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Premier |
InstallAnywhere can install and uninstall HP-UX depot files through the Install HP-UX Depot action. You must specify the package name within the depot file, as it may contain multiple packages. In order to install multiple packages in the same depot, add one action for every package you want to install. (This method does not increase the size of the installer.) |
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Premier |
InstallAnywhere can install and uninstall Linux RPMs through the Install Linux RPM action. These RPMs can either be bundled with the installer or pre-existing on the system. If the RPM is relocatable, and the Relocatable check box is set in the action customizer, the RPM will be installed to its location in the file tree. Additionally, the RPM can be set to ignore dependencies (similar to the --nodeps option for the command-line RPM tool) and to force the installation (--force). |
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Premier |
Install a Merge Module as if the Merge Module were run as a separate silent installer. |
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Premier |
InstallAnywhere can install and uninstall Solaris package files through the Install Solaris Package action. These packages can either be bundled with the installer or pre-existing on the system. You must enter the name of the package. Additionally, InstallAnywhere supports bundling admin and response files for the package with the installer. For more information on these files, consult the man pages for pkgadd(1), pkgask(1), and admin(4). |
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Premier, Professional |
Dynamically pickup files at build-time from a folder. All files are installed in one fast operation. SpeedFolders are especially useful for large installations with many files or builds that occur automatically. |
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Premier |
Move or rename a file from one location to another location on the end user's system. |
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Premier |
Move or rename a folder from one location to another location on the end user's system. |
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Premier, Professional |
Set environment variables on the end user’s system. Compatible with Windows and UNIX only. UNIX Bash, sh, ksh, zsh, csh, and tcsh shells are supported. |
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Premier |
Runs an SQL script on a database server. |
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Add to the Install sequence to specifically initiate a rollback if a certain rule or condition is met. |
See Also
Adding Actions to the Install Sequence
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