Users Guide

66 Installing Management Station Software
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.
/f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v]
<Package|ProductCode >
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
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.
Table 5-1. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer (continued)
Setting Result