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Table 5. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer(continued)
Setting Result
/x <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.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 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 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 or SysMgmtx64>.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
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