Network Install Setup Guide

About silent assisted installations (Windows) 9
Modifying Setup.ini for silent installation (Windows)
If you make the following changes to the Setup.ini file, a silent installation begins when users
mount the networked volume and double-click Setup.exe.
1. Loca
te the Setup.ini file in the Files folder inside the FileMaker Server 15 folder.
2. Open Setup.ini using a text editor.
3. Loca
te the [Startup] section and type one of the following after CmdLine=
To Add the options as shown after CmdLine=
Install FileMaker Server without a user interface
(silen
t install)
CmdLine=/q
Display a progress bar and
Cancel button during installation CmdLine=/qb
4. Save and close the Setup.ini file.
Performing a silent installation using the command line (Windows)
Users can install FileMaker Server from the command line. When you use this method, the
installer can inform users whether installation was successful.
A command line silent installation requires
you to run the Command Prompt as administrator.
To run as administrator on Windows
versions with the Start menu:
1. Choose Start menu > All Programs > Accessories (or Start menu > Programs >
Accessories).
2. Right-click Comm
and Prompt, then choose Run as Administrator.
To run as administrator on Windows
versions with the Start screen:
1. Right-click th
e Start screen, and select All apps.
2. Right-click Comm
and Prompt, and select Run as administrator.
The following table describes options you have when performing an
assisted installation from the
command line.
To
Instruct users to open a command window, 
then type
Install FileMaker Server without a user interface
(silen
t install)
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qn
Display a dialog box indicating whether FileMaker Server was
successfully installed
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qn+
Display a progress bar and Cancel button during installation "pathname\setup.exe" /s /v/qb
Uninstall FileMaker Server without a user interface
(silent uninstall)
"pathname\setup.exe" /s /x /v/qn
Note pathname is the location of the installer folder you created on the networked volume.