Users Guide

Setting Result
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Installs the Server
Administrator software.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi /qn
This command carries out a fresh installation.
/x <Package|Product Code>
This command uninstalls a product.
/x <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Uninstalls the Server
Administrator software.
/q[n|b|r|f]
This command sets the user interface (UI) level.
/q or /qn – no UI. This option is used for silent and
unattended installation.
/qb – basic UI. This option is used for unattended but not
silent installation.
/qr – reduced UI. This option is used for unattended
installation while displaying a modal dialog box showing
install progress.
/qf – full UI. This option is used for standard attended
installation.
/f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u |m|s|v]<Package|
ProductCode>
This command repairs a product.
/fp – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing.
/fo – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if
an older version of a file is installed.
/fe – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or
an equal or older version of a file is installed.
/fd – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or a
different version of a file is installed.
/fc – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or
the stored checksum value does not match the calculated
value.
/fa – This option forces all files to be reinstalled.
/fu – This option rewrites all required user-specific
registry entries.
/fm – This option rewrites all required system-specific
registry entries.
/fs – This option overwrites all existing shortcuts.
/fv – This option runs from the source and re-caches the
local package. Do not use this reinstall option for the first
installation of an application or feature.
INSTALLDIR=<path>
This command installs a product in a specific location. If
you specify an install directory with this switch, it must be
created manually prior to executing the CLI install
commands or they fail without displaying an error
message.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi INSTALLDIR=c:
\OpenManage /qn – installs a product to a specific
location where c:\OpenManage is the install location.
For example, running msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi /qn installs Server Administrator features on each
remote system based on the system's hardware configuration. This installation is done silently and unattended.
Customization Parameters
REINSTALL and REMOVE customization CLI parameters provide a way to customize the exact software features to
install, reinstall, or uninstall when running a silent or unattended installation. With the customization parameters, you
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