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Install CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup Silently

CA ARCserve Central Applications lets you install CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup silently. A silent installation eliminates the need for user interaction. The following steps describe how to install the application using Windows Command Line.

To install CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup silently

1. Open the Windows Command Line on the computer where you want to start the silent installation process.
2. Download the CA ARCserve Central Applications self-extracting installation package to your computer.

   Start the silent installation process using the following Command Line syntax:

   "CA ARCserve Central Applications Setup.exe" /s /v"/q -Path:<INSTALLDIR> -Port:<PORT> -U:<UserName> -P:<Password> -Products:<ProductList>"
   

   Usage:

   s

   Lets you run the executable file package in silent mode.

   v

   Lets you specify additional command line options.

   q

   Lets you install the application in silent mode.

   -Path:<INSTALLDIR>

   (Optional) Lets you specify the target installation path.

   Example:

   -Path:\"C:\Program Files\CA\ARCserve Central Applications\"
   

   Note: If the value for INSTALLDIR contains a space, enclose the path with backslashes and quotation marks. Additionally, the path cannot end with a backslash character.

   -Port:<PORT>

   (Optional) Lets you specify the port number for communication.

   Example:

   -Port:8015
   

   -U:<UserName>

   Lets you specify the user name to use to install and run the application.

   Note: The user name must be an administrative account or an account with administrative privileges.

   -P:<Password>

   Lets you specify the password for UserName.

   -Products:<ProductList>

   (Optional) Lets you specify CA ARCserve Central Applications to install silently. If you do not specify a value for this argument, the silent installation process installs all components of CA ARCserve Central Applications.

   CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup

   VSPHEREX64

   CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager

   CMX64

   CA ARCserve Central Reporting

   REPORTINGX64

   CA ARCserve Central Virtual Standby

   VCMX64

   All CA ARCserve Central Applications

   ALL

   Note: The following examples describe the syntax that is required to install one, two, three, or all CA ARCserve Central Applications silently:

   -Products:CMX64
   -Products:CMX64,VCMX64
   -Products:CMX64,VCMX64,REPORTINGX64
   -Products:ALL
   

   The application is installed silently.