Silent installation

The backup-archive client installation program supports silent, unattended installations.

Note: The Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and 2012 redistributable packages are required to use the backup-archive client. The graphical installation program installs these packages for you. If you are silently installing the client by using MSIEXEC, you must separately install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and 2012 redistributable packages. The packages can be installed before or after the silent installation of the client is completed, but they must be installed before you use the backup-archive client.

Use the following executable files to install the C++ 2010 and 2012 redistributable packages. In the paths that are shown, the dir text string represents the drive and directory where you saved the files when you extracted them from the installation package.

Windows 32-bit clients: dir\ISSetupPrerequisites\{270b0954-35ca-4324-bbc6-ba5db9072dad} (contains MS 2010 x86 C++ Runtime - vcredist_x86.exe); dir\ISSetupPrerequisites\{BF2F04CD-3D1F-444e-8960-D08EBD285C3F} (contains MS 2012 x86 C++ Runtime - vcredist_x86.exe)
Windows 64-bit clients: dir\ISSetupPrerequisites\{270b0954-35ca-4324-bbc6-ba5db9072dad} (contains MS 2010 x86 C++ Runtime - vcredist_x86.exe); dir\ISSetupPrerequisites\{BF2F04CD-3D1F-444e-8960-D08EBD285C3F} (contains MS 2012 x86 C++ Runtime - vcredist_x86.exe); dir\ISSetupPrerequisites\{7f66a156-bc3b-479d-9703-65db354235cc} (contains MS 2010 x64 C++ Runtime - vcredist_x64.exe); dir\ISSetupPrerequisites\{3A3AF437-A9CD-472f-9BC9-8EEDD7505A02} (contains MS 2012 x64 C++ Runtime - vcredist_x64.exe)

To install a predefined (custom) dsm.opt file, use the following instructions before you begin the silent installation.

Place the customized copy of the dsm.opt file in the ...\CONFIG directory located within the installation image, for example:
- (32-bit): C:\tsm_images\TSMClient\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\config
- (64-bit): C:\tsm_images\TSMClient\Program Files 64\Tivoli\TSM\config
The file must be named dsm.opt.
Tip: You cannot add the customized dsm.opt file if you are installing the client from an ISO image. The ISO image must first be copied to a writable location on your computer.
The installation program copies the predefined dsm.opt file to the ..\BACLIENT directory when BOTH of the following conditions are met:
- dsm.opt does NOT exist in the ..\BACLIENT directory. The installation program does not copy over an existing dsm.opt file.
- dsm.opt exists in the ..\CONFIG directory of the installation image, as described earlier.

To silently install the C++ redistributables or the backup-archive client, you must turn off User Account Control (UAC).

To turn off UAC, use either the Windows Control Panel or the MSCONFIG utility.

To turn off UAC by using the Control Panel, go to the Control Panel and find User Account Control settings, then set the notification level to Never Notify.
To turn off UAC by using the MSCONFIG utility, open a command prompt window and enter msconfig. Select the User Account Control settings tool, and set the notification level to Never Notify.

To turn off UAC by using the MSCONFIG utility, open a command prompt window and enter msconfig. Click Tools, select the Change UAC Settings tool, and click Launch. Set the notification level to Never Notify and click OK.

After you install the C++ redistributables and the Windows client, remember to turn on UAC.

The C++ redistributables require elevated privileges to install them. Open a command prompt window as follows:

Click Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Right-click the Command Prompt icon to view the properties.
Click Run as administrator.
Click Continue in the permission window.
Start the product installation by using the command prompt window. On a 32-bit Windows system, install the 32-bit C++ redistributable packages. On a 64-bit Windows system, install the 64-bit C++ redistributable packages.

Silently installing C++ redistributables for the 32-bit client

Run the following command twice. Run it first from the directory where the C++ 2010 vcredist_x86.exe file is stored. Then, run it again from the directory where the C++ 2012 vcredist_x86.exe file is stored.

vcredist_x86.exe /install /quiet /norestart /log logfilename

For more information about the vcredist_x86.exe command, run the following command:

vcredist_x86.exe /?

Silently installing C++ redistributables for the 64-bit client

vcredist_x86.exe /install /quiet /norestart /log logfilename

For more information about the vcredist_x86.exe command, run the following command:

vcredist_x86.exe /?

Run the following command twice. Run it first from the directory where the C++ 2010 vcredist_x64.exe file is stored. Then, run it again from the directory where the C++ 2012 vcredist_x64.exe file is stored.

vcredist_x64.exe /install /quiet /norestart /log logfilename

For more information about the vcredist_x86.exe command, run the following command:

vcredist_x64.exe /?

Install the Windows backup-archive client. UAC must still be turned off. If it is not turned off, turn off UAC now. Open a command prompt that has elevated privileges.

Click Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Right-click the Command Prompt icon to view the properties.
Click Run as administrator.
Click Continue in the permission window.
Start the Windows backup-archive client silent installation by using the command prompt window. On a 32-bit Windows system, install the 32-bit clients and API. On a 64-bit Windows system, install the 64-bit clients and API.

Silent client installation on Windows 32-bit systems

When you place a customized version of the msiexec command (which calls the Microsoft Software Installer) in a script or batch file, you can perform installations on multiple Windows systems. The following example is a sample command to install the backup-archive command-line client, client GUI, web client, API, and Administrative command-line client. You might need to customize this example to run correctly on your system. Although the command is physically spread across multiple lines in the following example, enter it on a single command line.

msiexec /i "Z:\tsm_images\TSM_BA_Client\IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client.msi" RebootYesNo="No" REBOOT="Suppress" ALLUSERS=1 INSTALLDIR="c:\program files\tivoli\tsm" ADDLOCAL="BackupArchiveGUI,BackupArchiveWeb,ApiRuntime, AdministrativeCmd" TRANSFORMS=1033.mst /qn /l*v "c:\log.txt"

Silent client installation on Windows 64-bit systems

This example is essentially the same as the 32-bit example. However, it names the 64-bit API feature on the ADDLOCAL= parameter.

msiexec /i "Z:\tsm_images\TSM_BA_Client\IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client.msi" RebootYesNo="No" REBOOT="Suppress" ALLUSERS=1 INSTALLDIR="c:\program files\tivoli\tsm" ADDLOCAL="BackupArchiveGUI,BackupArchiveWeb,Api64Runtime, AdministrativeCmd" TRANSFORMS=1033.mst /qn /l*v "c:\log.txt"

The descriptions of the silent installation parameters are as follows:

msiexec

Starts the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) program.

/i

Installs the specified source package (replace with /x to uninstall the package).

"Z:\tsm_images\TSM_BA_Client\IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client.msi"

Specifies the complete path to the source package. The Z drive is shown in this example. Specify the drive letter for the disk drive, in your configuration, that contains the installation image.

RebootYesNo="No" REBOOT="Suppress"

Under certain conditions, a system reboot might be necessary for the installation to complete successfully. This option causes the installation program to not reboot the system if circumstances would otherwise cause the reboot to occur. While this option is convenient, use it with caution because suppressing the reboot might cause the program to behave in an unpredictable manner. The most common reason that a reboot is required is if the installation was an upgrade to an existing backup-archive client, and the installation was performed while the client programs were running. Therefore, shut down all backup-archive client programs and services before you begin the installation.

ALLUSERS=1

Specifies that the package is for all users. This option is required.

INSTALLDIR="c:\program files\tivoli\tsm"

Specifies the destination path. If you already installed this product or a previous version of this product on your workstation, use the current installation directory as the destination path for this package.

For 32-bit client installations: ADDLOCAL="BackupArchiveGUI,BackupArchiveWeb,ApiRuntime"

For 64-bit client installations: ADDLOCAL="BackupArchiveGUI,BackupArchiveWeb,Api64Runtime"

Specifies the features to install. Specify all the components on a single line within quotation marks, separated by commas, with no spaces before or after the commas. The installable client features are shown in the following table:

Windows 32-bit client features	Windows 64-bit client features	Feature description
BackupArchiveGUI	BackupArchiveGUI	Graphical user interface
BackupArchiveWeb	BackupArchiveWeb	Backup-archive web client
ApiRuntime	Api32Runtime Api64Runtime	API Runtimes
ApiSdk	ApiSdk	API SDK
AdministrativeCmd	AdministrativeCmd	Administrative Command Line
VMwareBackupTools	VMwareBackupTools	VMware vStorage API runtime files

TRANSFORMS=1033.mst

Specifies which language transform to use. The following language transforms are available:

Transform	Language
1028.mst	CHT Traditional Chinese
1029.mst	CSY Czech
1031.mst	DEU German
1033.mst	ENG English
1034.mst	ESP Spanish
1036.mst	FRA French
1038.mst	HUN Hungarian
1040.mst	ITA Italian
1041.mst	JPN Japanese
1042.mst	KOR Korean
1045.mst	PLK Polish
1046.mst	PTB Portuguese
1049.mst	RUS Russian
2052.mst	CHS Simplified Chinese

/qn

Specifies to install the product silently.

/l*v "c:\log.txt"

Specifies verbose logging and the name and location of the log file.

The installation process creates a Tivoli® Storage Manager folder in the programs folder of the Windows Start menu. You can start the backup-archive client by clicking one of the icons in this folder.