Installing Software using MSI’s and MST’s
Application: Extend360, Mobility360, Control360
Source: Fiberlink Communications
Description: This article will describe the available options for installing and uninstalling Extend360 by using the MSI files.
I. Installation Requirements for the Extend360 MSI Files
Extend360 requires 2 files for installation. These files are the Extend360.MSI and the FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst files and will be found on your Customer Downloads site. If these files are unavailable, please contact your Account Manager and request that the MSI files be made available. Once the MSI and MST files have been downloaded, they should reside in the same folder for installation, however, this is not required.
NOTE: The MSI CANNOT be installed by double-clicking on the MSI file; it must be run from a command line or script such as SMS, Tivoli, GPO.
II. Assumptions
Please note that two assumptions have been made for the purpose of article, one, the installation is being called from the same folder in which the files reside, and two, either the Windows Command Prompt (the examples in this document utilized the Command Prompt for installations), or some type of installation scripting/deployment application is being utilized (i.e. SMS, Tivoli, BigFix, etc.) to install the MSI files.
III. Default Installation String
The following is the default command line for an Extend360 installation (where {path} is the full path to the files, if the installation script is not run from the same directory):
msiexec.exe /i “{path}\Extend360.msi”TRANSFORMS=”{path}\FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst”
IV. Installation Switches
Included below are each available switch, the command string, and the end user experience (description and a view of the installation screen, if applicable). The install string options include:
- Full UI
- Reduced UI
- Basic UI
- UI Without the Cancel Option
- No UI
- Suppressing Reboots (for GINA only)
- Logging Options
- Uninstallation Command
1. Full UI (no Switch):
Install String: Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
Full user interface installations include the standard installation screen. The Back, Next, and Cancel buttons are available for users to control installation. This installation requires a user to be logged into the PC and requires user intervention to complete successfully.
2. Reduced UI (/qr):
Install String: Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qr TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
Reduced user interface installations include the standard installation screen. The Back and Next buttons are visible but unavailable to the end user. The Cancel button is available for users to control installation. Users have the ability to see the installation progress and cancel the installation, however the installation will progress automatically with no user intervention. This installation does not require a user to be logged into the PC.
3. Basic UI (/qb):
Install String: Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qb TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
Reduced user interface installations include the reduced installation screen. The Back and Next buttons are unavailable to the end user. The Cancel button is available for users to control installation. Users have the ability to see the installation progress and cancel the installation, however the installation will progress automatically with no user intervention. This installation does not require a user to be logged into the PC.
4. UI without Cancel button (/qb!):
Install String: Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qb! TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
Reduced user interface installations include the reduced installation screen. The Back, Next and Cancel buttons are unavailable to the end user. Users have the ability to see the installation progress and the installation will progress automatically with no user intervention. This installation does not require a user to be logged into the PC.
5. No UI (/qn):
Install String: Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qn TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
The No UI installation option does not show any installation screen, install occurs silently. Users do not have the ability to see the installation progress nor can they cancel the installation the installation will progress automatically with no user intervention. This installation does not require a user to be logged into the PC.
6. Suppress Reboot (GINA Only) (REBOOT=ReallySuppress):
Install Strings:
- Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi REBOOT=ReallySuppress TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
- Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qr REBOOT=ReallySuppress TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
- Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qb REBOOT=ReallySuppress TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
With GINA installations, a reboot is required at the end of the installation to finalize. If there is a requirement to suppress this reboot, there is one option available via the command line switch and can only work with the user interface options included as examples below.
7. Including Logging (/l*v {path}\{filename}):
Install String: Msiexec.exe /i Extend360.msi /qn /l*v c:\log.txt TRANSFORMS=FiberlinkGenericTransform.Mst
Explanation:
Logging options can be included with any of the installation switches defined above. There are multiple options as defined for logging. The Fiberlink recommended logging option is verbose. Sample command line for logging is included below please note in the example “c:\log.txt” this is the location of the log file to be generated and can be adjusted to any folder location and name. Fiberlink Support may request a verbose log for any installation issues that arise.
8. Uninstallation of e360 (/x):
Install String:
Non-Silent: Msiexec.exe /x Extend360.msi
Silent With Logging: Msiexec.exe /x Extend360.msi /qn /l*v c:\log.txt
Explanation:
Uninstall options can be included with any of the installation switches defined above. The e360 MSI uninstallation can be completed with the following string.
