Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems 113
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.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage systems management and management station installers
require MSI version 3.1 or later. Update the MSI engine if you are using a system
running Windows 2000 Server or Windows XP operating system. If you are using a
system running Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 x64 operating
system, you do not have to update the MSI engine.
:retry
start /wait msiexec /i SysMgmt.msi /qn
if %errorlevel% == 1613 (
REM UPGRADE THE WINDOWS INSTALLER ENGINE
start /wait WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe
/quiet /norestart