Unattended installation
Use the CLI administrator command prompt for unattended installation.
About this task
NOTE:There is no Windows console mode installation.
Steps
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Download the
Server Hardware Manager software
installation package for Windows from
Dell.com/support.
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Go to the download directory, and extract the installation files from the
ServerHardwareManager-x.x.x.x-<OS>-installer.zip file.
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Run the command prompt as an Administrator.
NOTE:The command prompt must be an Administrator prompt for proper use of the CLI.
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Go to the directory where the installation files were extracted.
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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.
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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}
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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
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When the installation is complete, run the CLI in administrator mode to use the
shmcli commands.