Configure silent installation for connectors

You can install this software with the Windows silent installation feature. Sometimes called an unattended installation, silent installation requires no user interaction during the setup process. System administrators with an automated software distribution application can use silent installation to deploy software automatically to large numbers of corporate computers.

Modify the silent.ini file to configure silent installation. Configuring the silent.ini file determines items that you would have selected during a normal installation with the connector installation wizard.

Before you start

See Prepare for connector installation.

Procedure

1. Prepare the silent installation file path and identify the status of supporting software.

   • Run the connector setup kit self-extracting executable file.

     The self-extracting window opens. You will only complete the step to extract the installation files, not actually proceed to install the connector or prerequisites.

   • Enter an extraction path and click OK.

     The installation files are extracted and the setup program opens.

   • Cancel the installation.

2. Go to the extraction folder, and open the silent.ini file in a text editor.

3. Modify the COMMANDLINE section for the module for the connector.

   See the silent.ini file included in the setup kit for more details about each of the configurable settings:

   • Required: SERVICE_ACCOUNT. Set this property to the domain and name of the Windows account for the connector service.

   • Required: SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD. Set this property to the password for the Windows account for the connector service.

     Note: The password in the silent.ini file is visible to any user who has read access to the file. Protect all copies of the file with an access control list that allows read access to only a white list of users who know the password and denies read access to all other users. Preferably, remove the file immediately after installation. If long-term retention is necessary, keep the file on removable media that is stored offline in a physically secure location.

   • Optional: USERPORT

   • Optional: ALTERNATEFILEPATH

4. To run the silent installation, open a command prompt window, change the working directory to the extraction path, and enter setup.exe -f silent.ini.