Users Guide

82 Installing Management Station Software
2 Create a script that maps a drive from the remote systems to the shared
drive described in step 1. This script should execute the following
command after you have mapped the drive:
msiexec.exe /i
MappedDrive\ManagementStation\windows\ManagementS
tation\MgmtSt.msi /qb
(if you are using the CD)
msiexec.exe /i
MappedDrive\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\Man
agementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb
(if you are using the DVD)
3 Configure your ISV distribution software to distribute and execute the
script created in step 2.
4 Distribute this script to the target systems by using your ISV software
distribution tools.
The
msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qb command installs
management station on each remote system.
NOTE: IT Assistant requires a supported database to be installed before
IT Assistant can be installed.
See
CD drive :\ManagementStation\Windows\ManagementStation\support\
or
DVD drive:\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\Windows\ManagementStation\
support\ to find the sample batch file and the necessary utilities.
Distributing the Entire CD\DVD as the Typical Unattended Installation Package
To distribute the entire CD\DVD as the Typical unattended installation
package, perform the following steps:
1
Distribute the entire image of the CD\DVD to your target systems.
2 Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the
msiexec.exe /i
CD Drive\ManagementStation\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb
(or msiexec.exe /i DVD
Drive\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi
/qb
) command from the Dell Systems Console and Agent CD image or the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD image.
The command executes from the CD\DVD to install the management
station on each remote system.