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Options and Silent Installs

The installer can take in a number of options via the command line, in order to set default behavior and configuration – during the installation process.

ClosedCommand Line Options

The following is a list of arguments that can be passed to the installer via command line:

  1. /L*V <log file location>
    1. Will tell the installer where to log its progress.
    2. Note, the log path and log file must already be exist.
  2. APPDIR=<install directory>
    1. Will tell the installer where to install the application on the target machine.
  3. ENABLE_WIN_AUTH=1 or 0
    1. Will tell the installer to enable windows authentication and disable anonymous authentication, or not.
    2. Defaults to 0.
  4. LAUNCH_BROWSER=1 or 0
    1. Will tell the installer to launch a browser, to the application, or not once the installation is complete.
    2. Defaults to 1.
  5. APP_NAME=tds
    1. Will tell the installer what to “name” the application within IIS.
    2. Defaults to “tds”.
  6. APP_POOL_NAME=TDSAppPool
    1. Will tell the installer what to name the “Application Pool” for the installed application.
    2. Defaults to “TDSAppPool”.
  7. /qn, /quiet
    1. Will tell the installer to install “silently”.
  8. Example:
    1. msiexec /i <msi location> /L*V <log file location> APP_NAME=<app name> APP_POOL_NAME =<app pool name> ENABLE_WIN_AUTH=<1 or 0>
  9. Working example:
    1. msiexec /i "C:\deployment-package\tds.msi" /L*V "C:\ deployment-package\install-log.txt" APP_NAME=tds APP_POOL_NAME =MyAppPool ENABLE_WIN_AUTH=1 APPDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\TDS
ClosedSilent Installs

The installer can be run “silently”, meaning it will not ask for any input from the user. It will use all default values, unless a specific option/argument was passed in via the command line.

  • /qn, /quiet
    • Will tell the installer to install “silently”
  • Example:
    • msiexec /i <msi location> /qn, /quiet /L*V <log file location> APPDIR=<install directory> ENABLE_WIN_AUTH=1
  • Working example:
    • msiexec /i "C:\deployment-package\tds.msi" /qn, /quiet /L*V "C:\ deployment-package\install-log.txt" APPDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\TDS

The installation package will contain pre-filled batch script, “silent-install.bat”, which you could add to, or edit, the arguments to pass to the “msi” file. Note, if you run the installer using the “silent-install.bat” file you must run it as an administrator.