Using silent mode to install the BMC Server Automation Console (Windows)
You can perform an unattended (silent) installation of the BMC Server Automation Console on Microsoft Windows systems.
You might use this type of installation where you are pushing out the console to servers and you want to install the console on multiple computers.
Before you begin
To enable running the installation wizard through a Terminal Services connection or a remote desktop session, certain Terminal Server configuration options that pertain to temporary folders must be turned off.
To install the console in silent mode
In a text editor, create an options file and add the options for the installation that you want to run. For example:
-P installLocation=<installDirectory>
-A featureClientUtilities
-A featureNetworkShell
-A featureConfigurationManagerConsole
-A featureDocumentation
-A featureOnlineHelp
-A featureOnlineDocumentation
Where:-P
sets the installation directory for the product. For example:-P installLocation=C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic
-A
specifies the products and features you want to install. You do not have to include all features. However, you must include the NetworkShell feature in addition to the ConfigurationManagerConsole feature.
Guidelines:- Each option must be on one line.
- Values for options can contain spaces.
- Change the directory to the location where the installer resides.
- Run the installation program with the
-i silent
option.<BBSACONSOLEversion-platform.exe> -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE="<silentOptionsFilePath>"
Use an absolute path to the options file. Enclose the path in double quotation marks (" ").
For example:BBSACONSOLE83-WIN32.exe -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE="C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic\silentinstall_win_options.txt"
To install multiple instances of the console in silent mode
In a text editor, create an options file and add the options for the installation that you want to run. For example:
-P installLocation=C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic 2\8.1
-J IS_UPGRADE=false
-A featureClientUtilities
-A featureNetworkShell
-A featureConfigurationManagerConsole
-A featureDocumentation
-A featureOnlineHelp
-A featureOnlineDocumentation
Where:
-P
sets the installation directory for the product. For example:-P installLocation=C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic
-J IS_UPGRADE=[true|false]
this value is set totrue
in case of upgrade.Note
The
-J IS_UPGRADE
option is included in the options file only for versions higher than BMC Server Automation 8.2.03.-A
specifies the products and features you want to install. You do not have to include all features. However, you must include the NetworkShell feature in addition to the ConfigurationManagerConsole feature.- Change the directory to the location where the installer resides.
- Run the installation program with the
-i silent
option.<BBSACONSOLEversion-platform.exe> -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE="<silentOptionsFilePath>"
Use an absolute path to the options file. Enclose the path in double quotation marks (" ").
For example:BBSACONSOLE83-WIN32.exe -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE="C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic\silentinstall_win_options.txt"
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