Installation manual

54 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages
For distributing custom unattended installation packages:
NOTE: The SysMgmt.msi installation package for Server Administrator used in the
Custom Setup unattended installation (For more information, see "Creating and
Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages") is located in the
SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows\SystemsManagement directory in the DVD.
1 Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the batch script once
your installation package has been distributed.
2 Use your 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.
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.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.