Command Line Parameters for Silent Install with Status for BI4.0 Products

[Former Member]

For the XI3.1 product installations, which clearly leveraged MSIEXEC installation files, it was possible to use the /qb+ command line parameter to trigger a silent install which showed the progress of the installation with a final prompt to acknowledge the completion of the installation.

For the new BI4.0 installation package, it's not clear how to trigger a silent installation which also shows the installation progress. The installation guide describes using -q in the command line to run a silent installation, or leveraging a response.ini file to trigger a silent install, but in neither case does it show how to modify the silent installation command to enable a display of the installation progress.

Does anyone know the syntax, either command line or embedded in a response.ini file, to trigger a silent installation for the BI4.0 products which ALSO shows the progress of the installations?

Thanks,

Josh

[Former Member]

According to SAP, the BI4.0 client installations do NOT support any paramter switching for the silent installation options. Accordingly, there is no standard mechanism to build an automated installation that also shows a status bar for the installation progress. The silent installations can only be run transparently in the background.

[former_member11696]

Hi Josh,

Moved your post to the BOE Admin forum.

Did you try the same switch? MSIExec should use it.

Thanks

Don

[Former Member]

Yes, I've tried the same switch that I used for the XI3.1 installations, namely "/qb". In XI3.1 I was able to use this switch either directly in the MSIEXEC command line or in the Response.ini file as "QUIET=/qb". In either case, this switch resulted in a silent install that showed a progress bar window for the installation, completing with a confirmation prompt indicating that the installation had completed.

Neither approach works with the BI4.0 installation packages. My suspicion is that SAP has switched to a different installation engine as I can't find the typical .msi installation files that would indicate this is a MSIEXEC installation. I'm hoping someone knows what type of installation engine is being used and what the switching syntax is for silent installs. But it can't be a completely transparent silent install (I know how to do this); it must provide an option to show an installation progress bar.

Thanks,

Josh

[former_member11696]

Hi Josh,

I suggest you log a case in SMP and work with a Rep to reproduce the issue and escalate if need be.

Thank you

Don

[Former Member]

Yes, I had already opened a customer message with SAP. The bottom line response from SAP is that the new BI4.0 client installation packages do not support any parameter switching for silent installations. Apparently, completely transparent/silent installs are the only game in town.

Thanks,

Josh