Dell Storage PowerTools Server Hardware Manager Version 3.2 Administrator’s Guide

Unattended installation

Use the CLI administrator command prompt for unattended installation.

1. Download the Server Hardware Manager software installation package for Windows from Dell.com/support.
2. Go to the download directory, and extract the installation files from the ServerHardwareManager-x.x.x.x-<OS>-installer.zip file.
3. Run the command prompt as an Administrator.
   NOTE:The command prompt must be an Administrator prompt for proper use of the CLI.
4. Go to the directory where the installation files were extracted.
5. To perform a silent (unattended) install using the default settings, run the following command:

   ServerHardwareManager-x.x.x.x-windows-installer.exe --mode unattended

   The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\Dell\ServerHardwareManager.
6. To change default settings before performing a silent (unattended) install, open the installer.options file in a text editor and modify the values.
   For example, to change the installation directory, edit the following line in the installer.options file:

   prefix=${platform_install_prefix}

7. To perform a silent (unattended) install using the installer.options file, run the following command:

   ServerHardwareManager-x.x.x.x-windows-installer --mode unattended -options installer.options 

8. When the installation is complete, run the CLI in administrator mode to use the shmcli commands.