Installing arcserve Central Host-Based VM Backup Silently.

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Components:CA ARCSRV CENTRAL HOST-BASED VM BACKUP: 16.0

Last Modified Date:    09/07/2011

Document ID:    TEC550790

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Title:  Installing CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup Silently.

Description:

CA ARCserve Central Applications lets you install CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup silently. A silent installation eliminates the need for user interaction. The following steps describe how to install the application using Windows Command Line.

Solution:

To install CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup silently

1. Open the Windows Command Line on the computer where you want to start the silent installation process.
2. Download the CA ARCserve Central Applications self-extracting installation package to your computer.
   
   Start the silent installation process using the following Command Line syntax:
   
   'CA ARCserve Central Applications Setup.exe' /s /v'/q -Path: -Port: -U: -P: -Products:'
   
   Usage:
   
   s
   Lets you run the executable file package in silent mode.
   
   v
   Lets you specify additional command line options.
   
   q
   Lets you install the application in silent mode.
   
   -Path: 
   (Optional) Lets you specify the target installation path.
   
   Example:
   -Path:\'C:\Program Files\CA\ARCserve Central Applications\'
   
   Note: If the value for INSTALLDIR contains a space, enclose the path with backslashes and quotation marks. Additionally, the path cannot end with a backslash character.
   
   -Port: 
   (Optional) Lets you specify the port number for communication.
   
   Example:
   -Port:8015
   
   -U:
   Lets you specify the user name to use to install and run the application.
   
   Note: The user name must be an administrative account or an account with administrative privileges.
   
   -P: 
   Lets you specify the password for UserName.
   
   -Products: 
   (Optional) Lets you specify the CA ARCserve Central Applications to install silently. If you do not specify a value for this argument, the silent installation process installs all components of CA ARCserve Central Applications.
   
   Example:
   -Products:
   
   The application is installed silently.