Users Guide

Creating Custom Unattended Installation Packages

To create a custom unattended installation package, perform the following steps:

1. Copy the SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows directory from the DVD to the system hard drive.

2. Create a batch script that executes the installation using the Windows Installer Engine (msiexec.exe).

NOTE: For Customized Unattended Installation, each required feature must be included as a command line

interface (CLI) parameter for it to be installed.

An example is msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi ADDLOCAL= SA,IWS,BRCM /qb.

3. Place the batch script in the windows directory on the system hard drive.

Related Links:

• Creating Custom Unattended Installation Packages

• Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages

Specifying Log File Locations

For managed system MSI installation, run the following command to perform an unattended installation while specifying

the log file location

msiexec.exe /i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi /l*v

"C:\openmanage\logs\SysMgmt.log"

Unattended Installation Features

Unattended installation provides the following features:

• A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation.

• Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation.

• A prerequisite checker program that examines the dependency status of selected software features without

having to perform an actual installation.

Optional Command Line Settings

The following table shows the optional settings available for the msiexec.exe MSI installer. Type the optional settings on

the command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.

NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for details about all the command line switches for the Windows Installer Tools.

Table 7. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer

Setting Result

/i <Package|Product Code>

This command installs or configures a product.