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Order of installation for an agent

When you install an agent, first install the Agent Core component (if it is not yet installed), then the

agent itself, and then the agent features.

Installation procedure

To install, reinstall, or update a component in the unattended mode

1. Start the setup program.

2. Click Extract installation files (when using the standard setup program) or Save installation files

(when using the Web-based setup program).

3. Extract the component's installation package.

4. If you are installing a component that requires a transform, create the transform by running the

configuration script. Otherwise, skip this step.

For example, the following command creates a transform to install Agent for Windows with the

license key ABCDE-54321:

mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\AcronisAgentWindows.msi /serial ABCDE-54321

See also the examples later in this section. The complete syntax of the configuration script is

described in "Configuration script parameters" (p. 30).

5. Do either of the following, depending on whether you are installing, reinstalling, or updating the

component:

 If you are installing the component, run Windows Installer (the msiexec program) as

follows:

When installing a component that requires a transform (in this example, Agent for

Windows):

msiexec /i c:\AcronisAgentWindows.msi TRANSFORMS=AcronisAgentWindows.mst /qb

Otherwise (in this example, the management console):

msiexec /i c:\AcronisManagementConsole.msi /qb

 If you are reinstalling or updating the component, run Windows Installer as follows:

When reinstalling or updating a component that requires a transform (in this example, Agent

for Windows):

msiexec /i C:\AcronisAgentWindows.msi TRANSFORMS=C:\AcronisAgentWindows.mst

ADDLOCAL=ALL /qb

Otherwise (in this example, the management console):

msiexec /i C:\AcronisManagementConsole.msi ADDLOCAL=ALL /qb /l*v C:\log.log

In an Active Directory domain, another way of performing unattended installation, reinstallation, or

update of a supported component is through Group Policy—see "Installing the agent through Group

Policy (p. 27)".

Examples of creating a transform

Transform for Agent Core. The following command creates a transform for the installation package

of the Agent Core component:

mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\AcronisAgentCore.msi /account mydomain\agentuser

MyPassWd /ams_address managementsrv /ams_user adminname AdminPassWd

After unattended installation with this transform: