Unattended Silent Installation

The installation of Plant SCADA can be executed via a command line with the required components specified via a configurable response file.

Note: A silent installation will only work on a clean computer. If you have any existing dependent components on a computer from an earlier installation (such as Operations Control Logger or Platform Common Services), a silent install will not be successful. If this occurs, you can complete your installation by manually running the Plant SCADA Installer.

Response File

A response file specifies the set of components that will be installed during a silent installation. It represents the forms normally seen when interacting with the user interface of the Plant SCADA installer. The available options for each form are configured via a set of properties.

Four preconfigured response files are available for use:

• All.txt – installs all components

• DevelopmentWorkstation.txt – installs components for a development workstation

• RuntimeClient.txt – installs components for a runtime client

• Server.txt – installs components for a runtime server.

These can be used to install a typical set of components, or they can be used as reference for your own customized response file (see Customize a Response File).

The four files are available from the following directory within the Plant SCADA installation media:

InstallFiles\ResponseFiles

The following example shows the content of the Server.txt response file.

<responsefile>

<install>

ComputerRoleSelectionForm.SelectedComputerRoleName=Server

ServerRoleSelectionForm.ServerRolesList=RuntimeServer,DeploymentServer,
IndustrialGraphicsServer,OPCUAServer,EnterpriseLicenseServer

FeaturesForm.SFeatureList=AVEVA Plant SCADA.Configuration,AVEVA Plant SCADA.Runtime,
AVEVA Plant SCADA.InTouchWebClient,AVEVA Plant SCADA.OpcUaServer,
AVEVA Plant SCADA.DeploymentServer

SecurityGroupForm.AddUserToGroups=true

FirewallForm.ModifyFireWall=true

CustomDestinationSelectionForm.InstallDirPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA Plant SCADA

CustomDestinationSelectionForm.ProgramDataPath=C:\Program Data\AVEVA Plant SCADA 2023 R2

</install>

</responsefile>

You can also specify Configurator settings within a response file. See Add Configurator Settings to a Response File.

Silent Install/Uninstall Commands

The following commands can be executed from a command prompt:

• Command for installation:

  Setup.exe /silent "<Response File Path>"

  The specified response file needs to be text-based. A full absolute path needs to be provided. For example:

  Setup.exe /silent "D:\PlantSCADA\MyResponseFiles\All.txt"

  You can also use the "silentnoreboot" option to suppress a machine reboot after installation completes, for example:

  Setup.exe /silentnoreboot "<Response File Path>"

• Command for uninstallation:

  Setup.exe /silentuninstall <ID of Plant SCADA>

  For example:

  Setup.exe /silentuninstall {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}

  The ID for Plant SCADA can be retrieved from the Setup.xml file, located in the InstallFiles directory within the installation media.

  Search for the ID value within the <mainproduct> tags.

  Note: Do not manually uninstall any non-core components (such as AVEVA Enterprise Licensing, the Sentinel Driver, PCS, Operation Control Logger or AVEVA Help) prior to running a silent uninstall of Plant SCADA as the silent uninstall may not be successful.

When you run a silent uninstallation, you need to follow the procedure below when also uninstalling any non-core components.

1. Uninstall AVEVA Plant SCADA's core components (using the silent uninstall command).

2. Uninstall AVEVA Enterprise Licensing components:

   • AVEVA Enterprise License Server

   • AVEVA Enterprise License Manager

   • AVEVA Enterprise Licensing Platform.

3. Uninstall Schneider Electric Software Update.

4. Uninstall Sentinel System Driver Installer.

5. Uninstall AVEVA Platform Common Services.

6. Uninstall Operations Control Logger.

7. Uninstall AVEVA Help.

   Note: You can also use a command to silently install a Plant SCADA update. See Silently Install a Plant SCADA Update.