How to Install LS Retail in Docker Container

Introduction

Let’s first Create the docker Container using BCContainerHelper Module.
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Creating Docker Container with LS Setup

Using the New-BcContainerWizard in Powershell, Get started with creating the container.

I used to the Below Mentioned Code to create my container.

$containerName = ‘bc133’
$password = ‘P@ssw0rd’
$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $password -AsPlainText -Force
$credential = New-Object pscredential ‘admin’, $securePassword
$auth = ‘UserPassword’
$artifactUrl = Get-BcArtifactUrl -type ‘OnPrem’ -version ‘13.3’ -country ‘w1’ -select ‘Latest’
$bakFile = [database Backup (.bak) path]
$licenseFile = [License (.flf) Path]
New-BcContainer `
-accept_eula `
-containerName $containerName `
-credential $credential `
-auth $auth `
-artifactUrl $artifactUrl `
-bakFile $bakFile `
-licenseFile $licenseFile `
-isolation ‘hyperv’ `
-includeCSIDE -doNotExportObjectsToText `
-myScripts @(“C:\Setup\ls-central-13-04-00-852-client-components.exe”,”C:\Setup\ls-central-13-04-00-852-service-components.exe”)`
-updateHosts

Please note that the myScripts Parameter has to be manually mentioned after using the New-BccontainerWizard to generate the Powershell Script.

The Client-Components and the Service-Components Executable file’s respective paths are mentioned in the MyScripts Parameter with a comma separating the paths. This is to ensure that both the Setup files will be copied to the Container upon creation and will be stored in “C:\Run\my” Folder in the container.

Installing LS Retail in Docker Container

Once the Container has been created and the necessary files have been copied into the container, it’s now time to install LS Retail.

Using the Terminal Provided in the Docker Desktop Client, navigate to “C:\Run\my” Folder

Run the Following Commands in the Container Terminal

"ls-central-13-04-00-852-client-components.exe" /silent /tasks=BC130,HardwareStation,DualDisplay,Opos,Start

"ls-central-13-04-00-852-service-components.exe" /silent /tasks=BC130

The two commands should install LS Retail rather quickly without asking the user for any inputs.

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