Install Guide

Customization Parameters
Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages
For distributing custom unattended installation packages:
1. Configure the ISV distribution software to execute the batch script once the installation package is distributed.
2. Use the ISV distribution software to distribute the custom unattended installation package to the remote systems. The batch
script installs Server Administrator along with specified features on each remote system.
The batch script installs Server Administrator along with specified features on each remote system.
3. Reboot each remote system to enable Server Administrator.
Specifying Log File Locations
For managed system MSI installation, run the following command to perform an unattended installation while specifying the log
file location
msiexec.exe /i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi /l*v
"C:\openmanage\logs\SysMgmt.log"
Unattended Installation Features
Unattended installation provides the following features:
● A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation.
● Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation.
● A prerequisite checker program that examines the dependency status of selected software features without having to
perform an actual installation.
Optional Command Line Settings
The following table shows the optional settings available for the msiexec.exe MSI installer. Type the optional settings on the
command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.
NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for details about all the command-line switches for the Windows Installer Tools.
Table 5. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting Result
/i <Package|Product Code>
This command installs or configures a product.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Installs the Server
Administrator software.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi /qn
This command carries out a fresh installation.
/x <Package|Product Code>
This command uninstalls a product.
/x <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Uninstalls the
Server Administrator software. For the product GUID, see
Unattended Uninstall Using The Product GUID
/q[n|b|r|f]
This command sets the user interface (UI) level.
/q or /qn – no UI. This option is used for silent and
unattended installation.
/qb – basic UI. This option is used for unattended but not
silent installation.
/qr – reduced UI. This option is used for unattended
installation while displaying a modal dialog box showing install
progress.
/qf – full UI. This option is used for standard attended
installation.
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