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Table 5-5. Command-Line Options for a View Component's Bootstrap Program
Option
/s
/v"
MSI_command_line_options "
You control the remainder of a silent installation by passing command-line options and MSI property values
to the MSI installer,
installer uses the values and options that you enter in the command line to interpret installation choices and
setup options that are specific to the View component.
Table 5-6 shows the command-line options and MSI property values that are passed to the MSI installer.
Table 5-6. MSI Command-Line Options and MSI Properties
MSI Option or Property
/qn
INSTALLDIR
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Description
Disables the bootstrap splash screen and extraction dialog, which prevents the display of
interactive dialogs.
For example: VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
The /s option is required to run a silent installation.
Instructs the installer to pass the double-quote-enclosed string that you enter at the command line
as a set of options for MSI to interpret. You must enclose your command-line entries between
double quotes. Place a double quote after the /v and at the end of the command line.
For example: VMware-viewagent-4.5.
To instruct the MSI installer to interpret a string that contains spaces, enclose the string in two sets
of double quotes. For example, you might want to install the View component in an installation
path name that contains spaces.
For example: VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
xxxxxx .exe /s /v" command_line_options INSTALLDIR=""d:\abc\my folder"""
In this example, the MSI installer passes on the installation-directory path and does not attempt
to interpret the string as two command-line options. Note the final double quote that encloses the
entire command line.
The /v" command_line_options " option is required to run a silent installation.
. The MSI installer includes the View component's installation code. The
msiexec.exe
Description
Instructs the MSI installer not to display the installer wizard pages.
For example, you might want to install View Agent silently and use only default setup
options and features:
VMware-viewagent-4.5.
Alternatively, you can use the /qb option to display the wizard pages in a noninteractive,
automated installation. As the installation proceeds, the wizard pages are displayed, but
you cannot respond to them.
The /qn or /qb option is required to run a silent installation.
Specifies an alternative installation path for the View component.
Use the format INSTALLDIR = path to specify an installation path. You can ignore this MSI
property if you want to install the View component in the default path.
This MSI property is optional.
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