Installation manual

Setting Result

/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 this reinstall option for the first

installation of an application or feature.

INSTALLDIR=<path>

This command installs a product in 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 without displaying an error

message.

/i SysMgmt.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn –

installs a product to a specific location where c:

\OpenManage is the install location.

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.

Customization Parameters

REINSTALL and REMOVE customization CLI parameters provide a way to customize the exact software features to

install, reinstall, or uninstall when running a silent or unattended installation. With the customization parameters, you

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.

NOTE: Type the REINSTALL, and REMOVE CLI parameters in upper case, as they are case‑sensitive.

You can include the REINSTALL customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID (IDs) of the

software feature that you want to reinstall. For example, msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi

REINSTALL=BRCM /qb

This command runs the installation for Dell OpenManage Systems Management and reinstalls only the Broadcom agent,

in an unattended but not silent mode.

You can include the REMOVE customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID (IDs) of the

software feature that you want to uninstall. For example, msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi REMOVE=BRCM /qb

This command runs the installation for Dell OpenManage Systems Management and uninstalls only the Broadcom

agent, in an unattended but not silent mode.

You can also choose to install, reinstall, and uninstall features with one execution of the msiexec.exe program. For

example, msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi REMOVE=BRCM /qb

This command runs the installation for managed system software, and uninstalls the Broadcom agent. This execution is

in an unattended but not silent mode.