/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.