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Operations

See your Microsoft documentation for full details about command line options for Msiexec.exe. The options you are most likely to need are listed here.

/a <Path>

Creates an administrative installation source image. <Path> is defined below. The syntax is:

msiexec /a <Path>\client.msi

/i <Path>

Specifies an install operation. <Path> is defined below. The basic syntax is as follows, but see the note below:

msiexec /i <Path>\client.msi

Note: For CA DataMinder installations, if you use the /i option, you must also specify a /qn or /qb option. See the next column for details.

/x <Path>

Specifies an uninstall operation. <Path> is defined below. The basic syntax is as follows, but see the note below:

msiexec /x <Path>\client.msi

Note: For CA DataMinder uninstall operations, if you use the /x option, you must also specify a /qn or /qb option. See the next column for details.

<Path>

For administrative installations, this specifies the path to the original shipped Client.msi. file. Msiexec.exe uses this file to generate a source image. Find this file on your CA DataMinder distribution media.

When installing or uninstalling client machines, this specifies the path to the Client.msi file in the CA DataMinder source image on your network. This is the file created by the administrative installation.

If the path includes folder names with spaces, you must enclose the path in quotes.

/qn or /qb

Various /q options let you specify silent or near-silent installations or uninstallations. For example:

• /qn specifies no user interface. The operation is completely silent and requires no user interaction. To install silently, the syntax is:

  msiexec /i <Path>\client.msi /qn
  

• /qb specifies a progress bar and a simple confirmation dialog when the operation is complete. To uninstall, the syntax is:

  msiexec /x <Path>\client.msi /qb
  

More information:

Performing an Administrative Installation