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For example, running msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi /qn installs Server Administrator features on each remote system based on the system's hardware
configuration. This installation is done silently and unattended.
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Customization Parameters
REINSTALL and REMOVE customizationCLIparametersprovideawaytocustomizetheexactsoftwarefeaturestoinstall,reinstall,oruninstallwhenrunning
silently or unattended. With the customization parameters, you can selectively install, reinstall, or uninstall software features for different systems using the
sameunattendedinstallationpackage.Forexample,youcanchoosetoinstallServerAdministrator,butnotRemoteAccessControllerserviceonaspecific
group of servers, and choose to install Server Administrator, but not Storage Management Service, on another group of servers. You can also choose to
uninstall one or multiple features on a specific group of servers.
Table 5-2.SoftwareFeatureIDs
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Setting

Result
/i <Package|Product Code>
This command installs or configures a product.
/i SysMgmt.msi – Installs the Server Administrator software.
/i SysMgmt.msi /qn
This command carries out a fresh installation of version 6.1.
/x <Package|Product Code>
This command uninstalls a product.
/x SysMgmt.msi – Uninstalls the Server Administrator software.
/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.
/f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v]
<Package|ProductCode>
This command repairs a product.
/fp – This option reinstalls a product only if a file is missing.
/fo – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if an older version of a file is installed.
/fe – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or an equal or older version of a file is installed.
/fd – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or a different version of a file is installed.
/fc – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or the stored checksum value does not match the calculated
value.
/fa – This option forces all files to be reinstalled.
/fu – This option rewrites all required user-specific registry entries.
/fm – This option rewrites all required system-specific registry entries.
/fs – This option overwrites all existing shortcuts.
/fv – This option runs from the source and re-cachesthelocalpackage.Donotusethe/fv reinstall option for the
first installation of an application or feature.
INSTALLDIR=<path>
This command installs a product to a specific location. If you specify an install directory with this switch, it must be
created manually prior to executing the CLI install commands or they fail with no error or message as to why
theyfailed.
/i SysMgmt.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn – installs a product to a specific location using
c:\OpenManage as the install location.
NOTE: TypetheREINSTALL,andREMOVECLIparametersinuppercase,astheyarecase-sensitive.
NOTE: The software feature IDs mentioned in Table5-2 are case-sensitive.
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Feature ID

Description
ALL
All features
BRCM
Broadcom NIC Agent
INTEL
Intel NIC Agent
IWS
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server
OMSM
Server Administrator Storage Management Service
RmtMgmt
Remote Enablement
RAC4
Remote Access Controller (DRAC 4)
RAC5
Remote Access Controller (DRAC 5)