Unattended Installation of XenServer Tools
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Description
This article describes about the unattended installation of XenServer Tools using Microsoft’s Windows Installer program, msiexec.
Background
XenTools delivered with XenServer 6.1 version are able to make use of Microsoft’s Windows Installer program, msiexec. One of those is a way to install XenTools in silent, unattended manner.
Note: Unattended Installation is installation which does not require user interaction. Silent installation is the one which does not indicate the progress of installation.
Requirements
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XenServer version 6.1
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Supported Windows guest VM with no tools installed yet
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Installed Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0 or later
Unattended Installation of XenServer Tools
XenTools are delivered as msiexec installation package. Use the following switches for the corresponding purposes:
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Unattended installation with automatic reboot
msiexec.exe /i d:\installwizard.msi /passive
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Silent unattended installation (no UI) with automatic reboot
msiexec.exe /i d:\installwizard.msi /quiet
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Silent unattended installation, no automatic reboot
msiexec.exe /i d:\installwizard.msi /quiet /norestart
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Silent unattended installation with no automatic reboot and log file
msiexec.exe /i d:\installwizard.msi /Lv c:\install.log.txt /quiet /norestart
More information
Microsoft Technet library on Msiexec (Command-Line options).
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