Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems 111
The letters in the value field can be in any order. Each letter turns on a
different logging mode. Each letter's actual function is as follows for MSI
version 3.1:
v - Verbose output
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
i - Status messages
c - Initial UI parameters
e - All error messages
w - Non-fatal warnings
a - Startup of actions
r - Action-specific records
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
u - User requests
p - Terminal properties
+ - Append to existing file
! - Flush each line to the log
"*" - Wildcard, log all information except for the v option. To include the v
option, specify "/l*v".
Once activated, you can find the log files that are generated in your
%TEMP% directory. Some log files generated in this directory are:
• Managed System Installation
• SysMgmt.log
• Management Station Installation
• MgmtSt.log
These particular log files are created by default if the Prerequisite Checker
user interface (UI) is running.
Upgrading the MSI Engine
Dell OpenManage software allows you to upgrade the MSI engine while
doing interactive installs. For silent installs, you have to add appropriate
commands to the install scripts.
Use the following command in your deployment script to upgrade the MSI
engine (if required) and to install/upgrade the systems management software.