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Appendix F
Completing a Silent Windows
Installation
This appendix describes how to complete a silent Windows installation of Adaptec
Storage Manager instead of following the installation instructions provided in
“Installing on Windows” on page 27. A silent installation uses command line
parameters to complete an installation without messages or user interaction.
Note
If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your system,
you must remove it before beginning this installation. Use the Add or Remove
Programs tool in the Control Panel.
Completing a Silent Installation
You will need the User CD to complete this task.
To complete a silent installation:
1
Insert the CD into your CD drive.
2
Open a command prompt window and change to the CD directory.
3
Install Adaptec Storage Manager using this command line string:
setup.exe /s /v" /qn <properties>"
where
<properties>
is one or more of the options listed in the next section, Available
Properties and Values .
Separate properties with spaces; separate feature names for the ADDLOCAL
property with commas (see examples on page 208).
Note
Synchronous Installation—To install Adaptec Storage Manager so that the
setup.exe file does not close until the installation is complete, add the /w
parameter to setup.exe and run the application with the start /WAIT command
as shown in this example:
start /WAIT setup.exe /w /s /v" /qn <OPTIONS>"
You might want to do this for a batch file installation so that the setup will not
return until the installation is finished.
After a minute or two, the silent installation should be complete and the Adaptec
Storage Manager icon should be accessible. Continue with “Setting Up Your iSCSI
Storage Appliance and IP SAN” on page 33.