Silent installation

Silent mode enables an installation to run on its own without any interaction; installing silently can free system administrators from the task of monitoring each installation and providing input to prompts and dialog boxes. This method is especially useful when you are installing SPSS® Modeler on a number of different computers that have identical hardware.

Note: You must have administrator privileges to be able to run silent installations.

Windows - silent installation

You can complete a silent installation on Windows systems by using Microsoft Installer (MSI). Use msiexec.exe to install the MSI package.

The following options can be used:

Table 1. Silent installation options
Option Description
/i Specifies that the program is to install the product.
/l*v Specifies verbose logging. For example, this form of log can be useful if you need to troubleshoot an installation.
/qn Runs the installation without running the external user interface sequence.
/s Specifies silent mode.
/v Specifies that the Setup Program passes the parameter string to the call it makes to the MSI executable file (msiexec.exe). The following syntax requirements apply if you use this option:
  • You must place a backslash (\) in front of any quotation marks (" ") that are within existing quotation marks.
  • Do not include a space between the /v option and its arguments.
  • Multiple parameters that are entered with the /v option must be separated with a space.
  • To create a log file, specify the directory and file name at the end of the command. The directory must exist before you start the silent installation.
/x Specifies that the program is to uninstall the product.

An example of the MSI command is shown below.

Important: This command restarts the machine automatically. Ensure you save and close any open applications before running the command.
C:>msiexec.exe /i ModelerClient64.msi /qn /l*v
c:\temp\Modeler_Silent_Install.log
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Modeler\19"
LICENSETYPE="Network"
LSHOST="netlicense.mylocation.mycompany.com"
Note: Depending on your system, you might need to change the .msi file in the preceding example. The .msi versions for SPSS Modeler Client are shown in the following list.
  • ModelerClient32.msi - 32-bit
  • ModelerClient64.msi - 64-bit

If you are using a single license for your SPSS Modeler Client installation, remove the LICENSETYPE parameter and modify LSHOST to ="no-net", as shown in the example below.

C:>msiexec.exe /i ModelerClient64.msi /qn /l*v
c:\temp\Modeler_Silent_Install.log
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Modeler\19"
LSHOST="no-net"

When the installation is complete, ensure you run the License Authorization Wizard application to license SPSS Modeler Client.

Windows - silent uninstalling

The following text shows an example of the MSI command to silently uninstall the software:

C:\>msiexec.exe /x ModelerClient64.msi /qn /norestart