Install Guide

Optional Command Line Settings
The following table shows 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: See support.microsoft.com for details about all the command-line switches for the Windows Installer Tools.
Table 5. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting Result
/i <Package|Product Code>
This command installs or congures a product.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Installs the Server
Administrator software.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi /qn
This command carries out a fresh installation.
/x <Package|Product Code>
This command uninstalls a product.
/x <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Uninstalls the Server
Administrator software. For the product GUID, see Unattended
Uninstall Using The Product GUID
/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 le is missing.
/fo – This option reinstalls a product if a le is missing or if an
older version of a le is installed.
/fe – This option reinstalls a product if a le is missing or an
equal or older version of a le is installed.
/fd – This option reinstalls a product if a le is missing or a
dierent version of a le is installed.
/fc – This option reinstalls a product if a le is missing or the
stored checksum value does not match the calculated value.
/fa – This option forces all les to be reinstalled.
/fu – This option rewrites all required user-specic registry
entries.
/fm – This option rewrites all required system-specic 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 rst installation
of an application or feature.
INSTALLDIR=<path>
This command installs a product in a specic 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 specic location
where
c:\OpenManage is the install location.
CP_MESSAGE_FORMAT=<enhanced | traditional>
This command sets the alert message type to Enhanced
Message Format (recommended) or Traditional Message
Format.
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