Server Administrator Version 8.5

Customization Parameters

REINSTALL and REMOVE customization CLI parameters provide a way to customize the exact software features to install, reinstall, or uninstall when running a silent or unattended installation. With the customization parameters, you selectively install, reinstall, or uninstall software features for different systems using the same unattended installation package. For example, you can choose to install Server Administrator, but not Remote Access Controller service on a specific group of servers, and choose to install Server Administrator, but not Storage Management Service, on another group of servers. You can also choose to uninstall one or multiple features on a specific group of servers.

NOTE: Type the REINSTALL, and REMOVE CLI parameters in upper case, as they are case‑sensitive.

You can include the REINSTALL customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID (IDs) of the software feature that you want to reinstall. For example, msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi REINSTALL=BRCM /qb

This command runs the installation for Systems Management and reinstalls only the Broadcom agent, in an unattended but not silent mode.

You can include the REMOVE customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID (IDs) of the software feature that you want to uninstall. For example, msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi REMOVE=BRCM /qb

This command runs the installation for Systems Management and uninstalls only the Broadcom agent, in an unattended but not silent mode.

You can also choose to install, reinstall, and uninstall features with one execution of the msiexec.exe program. For example, msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi REMOVE=BRCM /qb

This command runs the installation for managed system software, and uninstalls the Broadcom agent. This execution is in an unattended but not silent mode.

The following table provides the list of feature IDs for each software feature.

NOTE: The software feature IDs mentioned in the table are case-sensitive.
Table 1. Software Feature IDs for Managed Systems Software
Feature IDDescription
ALLAll features
BRCMBroadcom Network Interface Card (NIC) Agent
QLGQLogic SNMP Agent
INTELIntel NIC Agent
IWSServer Administrator Web Server
OMSSServer Administrator Storage Management Service
RAC4DRAC Command Line Tools (RAC 4)
RAC5DRAC Command Line Tools (RAC 5)
iDRAC (for 11th generation of PowerEdge servers)Integrated DRAC Command Line Tools
iDRAC12G (for 12th generation of PowerEdge servers)Integrated DRAC Command Line Tools
SIServer Instrumentation
RmtMgmtRemote Enablement
CLICommand Line Interface of Server Instrumentation
WMIWindows Management Instrumentation Interface of Server Instrumentation
SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol Interface of Server Instrumentation
OSLOGOperating System Logging
SAInstalls SI, CLI, WMI, SNMP, OSLOG
OMSMInstalls SI, OMSS, CLI, WMI, SNMP, OSLOG
NOTE: To manage the server, select either Server Administrator Webserver or one of the Management Interfaces – CLI, WMI, SNMP or OSLOG along with Server Instrumentation (SI) or Server Administrator Storage Management Service (OMSS).
NOTE: If SI or OMSS is installed using silent installation (unattended installation), then IWS and WMI are automatically installed.