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IBM ConfidentialAppendix C. Silent installationAdministrators can install Data Protection for Exchange using silent installation. Asilent installation runs on its own without any intervention so that administratorsare freed from the task of monitoring the installation and providing input to dialogboxes. This method is especially useful when Data Protection for Exchange mustbe installed on a number of different computers with identical hardware. Forexample, a company may have 25 Exchange Servers spread out across 25 differentsites. To ensure a consistent configuration and to avoid having 25 different peopleenter Data Protection for Exchange parameters, an administrator may choose toproduce an unattended install and make it available to the 25 sites by cutting andsending out 25 CDs or by placing the unattended install package on a file server.You can perform a silent installation using one of the following methods:SetupProgramUse the setup command with the command-line invocation and specialsilent installation options.Microsoft Installer (MSI)Use msiexec.exe to install the MSI package.The following options can be used with both silent installation methods:Table 15. Silent installation optionsOptionDescription/i Specifies the program is to install the product./l*v Specifies verbose logging./qn Runs the installation without running the external userinterface sequence./s Specifies silent mode./v Specifies the Setup Program to pass the parameterstring to the call it makes to the MSI executable(msiexec.exe). Note the following syntax requirementswhen invoking the /v option:v A backslash (\) must be placed in front of anyquotation marks (" ") that reside within existingquotation marks.v Do not include a space between the /v commandline option and its arguments.v Multiple parameters entered with the /v commandline option must be separated with a space.v You can create a log file by specifying the directoryand filename at the end of the command. Thedirectory must already exist at the time a silentinstallation is performed./x Specifies the program is to uninstall the product.addlocal Specifies features to install.allusers Specifies which users can use the installation package.installdir Specifies the directory where Data Protection forExchange is to be installed.131