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 Server 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.

The following text shows an example of the MSI command:

c:\>msiexec.exe /i ModelerServer64.msi /qn /l*v
c:\temp\Modeler_Silent_Install.log
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\ModelerServer\19"
SERVERMOD=1

Where the value for SERVERMOD depends on the type of installation you have. You can choose from the following values:

  • 0 - Non-Production Mode. If you purchased a separate non-production installation, enter this option. This installation cannot be employed for production use.
  • 1 - Production Mode. A production installation is a standard installation of SPSS Modeler Server. It is appropriate for production use.

Windows - silent uninstalling

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

C:\>msiexec.exe /x ModelerServer64.msi /qn /norestart