Install Guide

Table 5. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting Result
/i <Package|Product Code>
This command installs or configures a product.
/i 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 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 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 SysMgmtx64.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn –
installs a product to a specific 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.
For example, running msiexec.exe /i SysMgmtx64.msi /qn installs Server Administrator features on each remote system based
on the system's hardware configuration. This installation is done silently and unattended.
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