Users Guide

56 Installing Management Station Software
When upgrading from Dell OpenManage software version 4.3 to version 4.x, an error will rollback the
system to its previous state.
NOTE: Installations, uninstallations, and upgrades canceled by the administrator during installer cleanup or after
the installation transaction is complete will not be rolled back.
Performing an Unattended Installation of Management Station Software
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features an Express Setup option and a Custom Setup
option for the unattended installation procedure.
Unattended installation allows you simultaneously to install Management Station Software on multiple
systems. You can perform an unattended installation by creating an unattended installation package that
contains all of the necessary Management Station files. The unattended installation option also provides
several features that enable you to configure, verify, and view information about
unattended installations.
The unattended installation package is distributed to the remote systems using a software distribution
tool from an independent software vendor (ISV). When the package is distributed, the installation script
installs the software.
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
Creating and Distributing the Express Unattended Installation Package
The Express Setup unattended installation option uses the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD as
the unattended installation package. The msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qb command accesses the Dell
Systems Management Consoles CD to accept the software license agreement and install all required
Management Station software products on selected remote systems. The msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qb
command installs Management Station software on each remote system, based on the system's hardware
and software configuration.
You can make the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD image available to the remote system either by
distributing the entire contents of the CD, or by mapping a drive from the target system to the location
of the CD image.