Users Guide
An example command with MSI is msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qn. This command installs Management Station features on each remote system, based on the
systems' hardware and software configuration, silently and without asking for prompts.
Uninstalling Management Station Software
You can uninstall Management Station software features by using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD or your operating system. Additionally, you can
simultaneously perform an unattended uninstallation on multiple systems.
Uninstall Management Station Software Using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD
To uninstall the Management Station software using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD,dothefollowing:
1. Insert the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD into your system's CD drive.
If the CD does not automatically start the setup program, go to your system's desktop, double-click MyComputer, double-click the CD drive icon,
double-click the windows folder and double-click the setup.exe file.
The Dell OpenManage Management Station Prerequisite Status screen opens and runs the prerequisite checks for the Management Station.
Prerequisite Status displays any relevant informational, warning, or error messages.
2. Click the Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station option.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
3. Click Next.
The Program Maintenancedialogboxopens.Thisdialogallowsyoutomodify,repair,orremovetheprogram.
4. Select the Remove option and click Next.
The Remove the Program dialog box opens.
5. Click Remove.
The Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens. Messages provide the status and progress of the software features being
uninstalled.
When the selected features are uninstalled, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
6. Click Finish to exit the Management Station uninstallation.
All Management Station features will be uninstalled.
Uninstalling Management Station Software Features Using the Microsoft Windows Operating System
To uninstall the Management Station software features using Windows, do the following:
1. Click the Start button and point to Settings® Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Dell OpenManage Management Station and click Remove.
The Add or Remove Programs question box opens.
/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 installation 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 MgmtSt.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn – This command installs a product to a specific location using c:\OpenManage as
the install location.