Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows
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Operating Systems 79
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.
/f<[p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v]
Package|ProductCode >
This command repairs a product.
/fp – This option reinstalls a product only 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 the /fv reinstall option for the first
installation of an application or feature.
INSTALLDIR=<path> This command installs a product to 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 will
fail with no error or message as to why they failed.
/i SysMgmt.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn –
installs a product to a specific location using c:\OpenManage as
the install location.
Table 6-1. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer (continued)
Setting Result