Software Support

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.
Optional Command Line Settings
The following table lists the optional settings available for the msiexec.exe MSI installer. Type the optional settings on
the command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.
NOTE: For details about all the command line switches for the Windows Installer Tools, see support.microsoft.com.
Table 3. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
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.
/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. Used for silent and unattended
installation.
/qb — basic UI. Used for unattended, but not silent
installation.
/qr — reduced UI. Used for unattended installation with a
modal dialog box displaying installation progress.
/qf — full UI. Used for standard attended installation.
/f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u |m|s|v]<Package|
ProductCode>
This command repairs a product.
/fp — reinstalls a product if a file is missing.
/fo — reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if an older
version of a file is installed.
/fe — reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if an equal
or older version of a file is installed.
/fd — reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if a different
version of a file is installed.
/fc — This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or
if the stored checksum value does not match the
calculated value.
/fa — reinstalls all files.
/fu — rewrites all required user-specific registry entries.
/fm — rewrites all required system-specific registry
entries.
/fs — overwrites all existing shortcuts.
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