Install the software unattended

In this section, you will learn how you can install Collibra DGC without manual interaction.

Prerequisites

• The prerequisites of a normal installation, go to System requirements.
• A valid configuration file in JSON format, go to Unattended installation configuration parameters.
  None of the configuration parameters is required. For every parameter that is not provided, the system will use a default value.
• If you are installing on Linux systems, you must first have installed PostgreSQL 14.9 prior to the installation.
• You have write access to the temporary folder in which the installer extracts the required files.

  Tip The default temporary folder of your operation system is used, but you can choose another temporary folder as well.

• The node that will run the Search service, must pass the following bootstrap checks:
  • File descriptor
  • Maximum number of threads check
  • Maximum file size
  • Maximum size virtual memory check
  • Maximum map count check

  Type	Check description	Minimum value	Applies for installation type	Setting name
  User limit	Maximum number of open file descriptors	65536	Without root permissions With root permissions, using System V init daemon	nofile
  	Maximum number of open threads/processes	4096		nproc
  	Maximum file size	unlimited		fsize
  Kernel parameter	Maximum virtual memory areas	262144	All	vm.max_map_count

  For more information on these settings, see the Settings section.

Linux

1. Open a terminal session and go to the directory with the installer.
2. Run the following command:
   • As root: sudo ./dgc-linux-5.9.2-2.sh -- --config /full-path/to/config
   • As non-root: ./dgc-linux-5.9.2-2.sh -- --config /full-path/to/config

Windows

1. Open a command-line session (Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell) as Administrator and go to the directory with the installer.
2. Run the following command: setup.bat --config <full-path/to/config>

What's next?

After you have installed all the services, follow either one of the following instructions to create an environment:

• Complete the setup if you installed all the services on separate nodes.
• Start an environment for the first time if you installed all the services on a single node.