Users Guide

Installing Management Station Software 65
Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages
NOTE: The MgmtSt.msi installation package for Management Station used in the Custom Setup unattended
installation as described in the previous section is located in the \windows\ManagementStation directory.
1 Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the batch script once your installation package has
been distributed.
2 Use your ISV distribution software to distribute the custom unattended installation package to the
remote systems.
The following command executes from the script to install Management Station, along with specified
features, on each remote system:
msiexec.exe /i
System Drive \windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi
ADDLOCAL=ITA,RACMS,ADS /qb
Specifying Log File Locations
Run the following command to perform an unattended installation while specifying the log file location:
msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /l*v "C:\openmanage\logs\MgmtSt.log"
Optional Command Line Settings
Table 5-1 shows the optional command line settings available for the msiexec.exe. Type the optional
settings on the command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.
NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for full details of all the Microsoft Windows Installer command line switches.
Table 5-1. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting Result
/i <Package|Product Code> Installs or configures a product.
/i MgmtSt.msi – This command installs the Server Administrator
software.
/x <Package|Product Code> Uninstalls a product.
/x MgmtSt.msi – This command uninstalls the Server
Administrator software.
/q[n|b|r|f] 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.