Use silent installation

System Platform supports silent (command line) installation. This feature uses plain text files called Response Files and enables you to install System Platform products without user interaction.

Before you attempt to run silent installation, run the System Platform setup.exe installation file and check that the UI opens. If the UI does not open and instead you receive a "pending restart" message, follow th instructions provided in the message. Once th UI opens, you can close it and then run silent install.

Prerequisite software includes .NET Framework and SQL Server. Details about prerequisite software are provided in System Platform prerequisites. See SQL Server requirements for additional information about supported versions of SQL Server.

Important: SQL Server and the .NET Framework are not installed automatically by the command line installer and must be installed before starting silent installation. Other prerequisites are installed automatically.

Setup.exe is run from the command line and accepts as an argument the name and path of a response file containing pre-scripted responses to System Platform installation prompts.

System Platform 2023 R2 SP1 incorporates a functional change to the installation workflow. Redistributable libraries from Microsoft and other vendors that are out-of-support, but may be referenced by legacy Application Server templates or custom components, are not installed and are not present on the installation media. You must acknowledge this change to successfully install System Platform. This applies both to GUI-based installation and to silent installation. See Response file entry to acknowledge installation change information (redistributable libraries).

Additionally, a patch for AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System and certain versions of AVEVA Recipe Management is required to ensure compatibility with System Platform 2023 R2 SP1. You must acknowledge this requirement to successfully install System Platform. See Response file entry to acknowledge installation change information (redistributable libraries) for more information.

Important: Use silent installation only to install a new system or upgrade an existing one. Adding or removing components during an upgrade is NOT supported.