Installing Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V in silent mode

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You can install all Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V and data mover features silently on a single system. You can also choose to install only the data mover or only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console in silent mode.

Before you begin

Ensure that you downloaded and extracted the installation package as described in Download and extract the installation package.

Important: The Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable packages are required to use the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V. The graphical installation program installs these packages for you. However, if you are installing the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V in silent mode by using MSIEXEC, you must install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 redistributable packages separately. The packages can be installed before or after the silent installation of the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is completed, but they must be installed before you use the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

Tip: If the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable package is installed on your system, you do not need to install the "Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x64)" package that is included with the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V installation package.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015, 2017, and 2019 all share the same redistributable files. These redistributable files are combined into the following redistributable package by Microsoft:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64)

If you install the Visual C++ 2015-2019 redistributable, an earlier version, such as the Visual C++ 2017 redistributable, is updated because the files that are included with Visual C++ 2015-2019 are compatible with earlier versions. If you install the Visual C++ 2017 redistributable on a system that already has Visual C++ 2015-2019 installed, the newer versions of the files that are installed by the Visual C++ 2015-2019 redistributable are not replaced. Indeed, if you install a lower-level redistributable package, a 'newer version found' message is generated after the installation is started.

About this task

Restriction: All features are installed to their default location. You cannot silently install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V and data mover features to a non-default location.

Procedure

Open the command prompt as administrator, and enter the following command:
```
cd extract_folder\TSMHYPERV_WIN
```
Use one of the following methods to install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V in silent mode:
- To install all Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V and data mover features silently, enter the following command:
```
spinstall.exe /silent
```
  The following message is displayed the first time that you mount a volume:
```
The Virtual Volume Driver is not yet registered. Recovery Agent can register
the driver now. During registration, a Microsoft Windows Logo warning may be displayed. 
Accept this warning to allow the registration to complete.
Do you want to register the Virtual Volume Driver now?
```
  To proceed with the IBM Storage Protect recovery agent operations, enter Yes to register the Virtual Volume Driver.
- To install only the data mover in silent mode, enter the following command:
```
spinstall.exe /silent ISFeatureInstall=Client,Java,WebServer,Framework,HyperV,RecoveryAgent ComponentsToInstallRA="LAP,mount,shell"
```
- To install only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console in silent mode, enter the following command:
```
spinstall.exe /silent ISFeatureInstall=HyperV
```