Users Guide
An installation cannot be rolled back once it has successfully completed. A transacted installation is intended as a safety net that protects the system during a
given installation session. If you want to remove an installed application, for example, you should uninstall that application.
When upgrading from Dell OpenManage software version 4.3 to version 5.x, an error will roll back the system to its previous state.
Performing an Unattended Installation of Management Station Software
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features a Typical Setup option and a Custom Setup option for the unattended installation procedure.
Unattended installation allows you to install Management Station Software simultaneously 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:
l A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation
l Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation
l A prerequisite checker program that examines the dependency status of selected software features without having to perform an actual installation
Creating and Distributing the Typical Unattended Installation Package
The Typical 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 DellSystemsManagementConsoles 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.
Mapping a Drive to Act as the Typical Unattended Installation Package
To map a drive to act as the Typical unattended installation package, do the following:
1. Share an image of the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD with each remote system on which you want to install Management Station.
You can accomplish this task by directly sharing the CD or by copying the entire CD to a drive and sharing the copy.
2. Createascriptthatmapsadrivefromtheremotesystemstotheshareddrivedescribedinstep1.Thisscriptshouldexecutethefollowingcommand
after you have mapped the drive:
msiexec.exe /i Mapped Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb
3. ConfigureyourISVdistributionsoftwaretodistributeandexecutethescriptcreatedinstep2.
4. Distribute this script to the target systems by using your ISV software distribution tools.
The msiexec.exe /i Mapped Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command then installs Management Station on each remote
system.
Distributing the Entire CD as the Typical Unattended Installation Package
To distribute the entire CD as the Typical unattended installation package, do the following:
1. Distribute the entire image of the Dell Systems Management Consoles CDtoyourtargetsystems.
2. Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the msiexec.exe /i CD Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command from the
Dell Systems Management Consoles CD image.
The msiexec.exe /i CD Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command executes from the CD to install Management Station on each
NOTE: Installations, uninstallations, and upgrades canceled by the administrator during installer cleanup or after the installation transaction is
completed will not be rolled back.
NOTE: IT Assistant requires a supported database to be installed before IT Assistant can be installed. See
CDdrive:\Windows\ManagementStation\support databasetofindthesamplebatchfileandthenecessaryutilities.