/RECOVERY_MODE (default) /NORECOVERY_MODE Enables or disables product installation in recovery mode. The directories, files, and libraries that are modified or deleted in the installation process are saved in a directory tree on the system disk unless you specify /NORECOVERY_MODE. These files, along with a copy of the product database, comprise the recovery data set. The recovery data set is handled somewhat differently when an installation ends successfully or if it terminates unsuccessfully. o If an installation terminates in its execution phase, either voluntarily (by using Ctrl/Y or Ctrl/C) or involuntarily (because of a fatal error), the saved recovery data is used to roll back all the displaced objects in an attempt to reinstate the product environment prior to the interrupted operation. Then the recovery data set is deleted. o At the end of the successful installation of one or more full, platform, or partial kits, the recovery data set is deleted. o At the end of the successful installation of one or more patch or mandatory update kits, the recovery data set is automatically retained for possible future use with the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command unless you specify the /NOSAVE_ RECOVERY_DATA qualifier.