Users Guide

84 Installing Management Station Software

Configure your ISV distribution software to distribute and execute the

script created in step 2.

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

DVD drive:\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\Windows\ManagementStat

ion\support\ to find the sample batch file and the necessary utilities.

Distributing the Entire DVD as the Typical Unattended Installation Package

To distribute the entire DVD as the Typical unattended installation package,

perform the following steps:

Distribute the entire image of the DVD to your target systems.

Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the

msiexec.exe /i

DVD

Drive\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi

/qb

command from the

Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation

DVD image.

The command executes from the DVD to install the management station on

each remote system.

Creating and Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages

To create a custom unattended installation package for distribution, copy the

SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows directory on the DVD onto the

system’s hard drive.

Create a batch script that will execute the installation using the Windows

Installer Engine (msiexec.exe). For example:

msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi ADDLOCAL=ITA,RACMS,ADS /qb

NOTE: For a customized unattended installation, each required feature must be

included as a command line interface (CLI) parameter for it to be installed.

Also, put the batch script in the windows directory on the system hard drive.

See “Customization Parameters” for additional details and available feature

identification.