Silent install

[Gav]

Hi,

 

Does anybody know how to use the command line options to do a silent install? I've used --help and I can see there is a --optionfile argument but how do I create this optionfile?

 

Thanks

Gavin

[calbzam]

Hi, 

 

Just tested it and if you issue the installer program with the "--mode unattended" parameter you will get the client installed.

 

Best regards,

Carlos

[Gav]

Hi Carlos,

 

thank you for the reply.

 

if that is the only parameter to install the client silently how do I choose which components should be installed?

I don't want the server component installed and I would like the windows explorer shell extension.

 

regards

Gavin

[calbzam]

Hi,

 

I've been reviewing this issue and since the bitrock invokes our client and server configuration wizards, the bitrock unattended workflow is not enough, we need to change our wizards to support the unattended mode.

What I can show you right now is the upgrade system that some of our biggest customers are using. We provide zip files with the client and the server installation. One zip per module.

 

* For new client installations:
The zip is decompressed and the binaries distributed along the machines using the scp or pscm tools. 
A basic client.conf is also distributed with the server, server port, and authentication mode pre-selected.

 

* For upgrading client installations: 
The zip is decompressed and the binaries distributed along the machines using the scp or pscm tools.

As the scp can be used in a parallel way one of our biggest customers can deploy to 1200 clients in less than 2 minutes

 

The zip installers can be found in the downloads page inside the "More installers" section. Here you can find the direct links: 
https://www.plasticscm.com/releases/PlasticSCM-4.1.10.434-LinuxClientBinaries.zip 
https://www.plasticscm.com/releases/PlasticSCM-4.1.10.434-LinuxServerBinaries.zip

 

Regards,

Carlos