Setup Parameters and Silent Installation

You can start the Analysis Services Setup program (\Msolap\Install\Setup.exe on the SQL Server CD-ROM) with the following optional command line parameters:

-r

This option causes Setup.exe to automatically generate a silent response file (.iss), which is a record of the installation input, in the systemroot folder (typically C:\WinNT).

-s

This option performs a silent (unattended) installation.

-f1<path\ResponseFile>

This option allows you to specify the alternate location and name of the response file (.iss file). If the -f1 switch is not used when you run silent installation, Setup searches for the response file Setup.iss in the same folder as Setup.exe.

-f2<path\LogFile>

This option allows you to specify an alternate location and name of the log file. By default, the Setup.log log file is created and stored in the systemroot folder (typically C:\Winnt).

If you use the -r option you can create a record of any installation scenario. You can use this record to perform a silent (unattended) installation. For example, the following command initiates a silent installation of the components specified in the Setup.iss response file previously recorded when you used the -r option:

Setup.exe -s -f1C:\temp\setup.iss 

-z

Prevents Setup.exe from checking the available memory during initialization. This switch is necessary when running Setup on a computer with more than 256 megabytes (MB) of memory. If it is not used, Setup.exe reports insufficient memory and exits.