The eG Installation Guide - eG Innovations

Installing and Configuring on Windows Environments
Note:
If the silent mode installation is to be carried out on a different host, then inputs such as
manager IP/hostname will undergo a change. To ensure that such changes are effected
during the silent mode install, edit the inputs registered with the .iss file using an Editor.
The silent mode installation procedure applies only to the eG manager on Windows with
Oracle/MS SQL backend. If the backend is MSDE, then the eG manager cannot be
reinstalled in the silent mode.
3.2.2 Silent Mode Installation of the eG Agent
To install an eG agent on Windows in the silent mode, the following broad steps need to be followed:
Create the silent mode script for the agent installation;
Use the script along with the eG agent executable to install agents on other hosts
Each of these steps has been explained in-depth in the sections below.
3.2.2.1 Creating the Silent Mode Script for Agent Installation
The first step towards installing the eG agent in the silent mode is to create the silent mode script for
an agent installation. The script file will carry the extension .iss, and will contain the inputs provided
by the administrator while installing the eG agent in the normal mode. Before attempting script
creation, ensure that the eGAgent_.exe is available on the local host. Then, to create the script, do
the following:
1. From the command prompt, switch to the directory in which the eGAgent_.exe resides.
2. Next, issue the following command: eGAgent_.exe -a -r /f1””. For
example, to create a script file named eGAgent_.iss in the c:\script directory, the command
should be: eGAgent_.exe -a -r /f1”c:\script\eGAgent.iss”.
3. The Normal mode agent installation will then begin. The inputs supplied during the normal mode
will automatically be saved in the iss file that was created in step 2. Refer to the eG Installation
Guide for the detailed procedure for installing an eG agent on Windows in the normal mode.
4. Figure 1 depicts a sample script file and explains its key components.
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