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Install Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) Silently

You can install Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) silently. Silent installation allows you to perform an unattended installation and does not prompt you for any input, eliminating the need for user interaction. Silent installations are used when performing similar installations on more than one computer.

The following steps describe how to install the application silently using the Windows Command Line.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the Windows Command Line on the computer where you want to start the silent installation process.
  2. Download the self-extracting installation package to your computer and start the silent installation process, using the following command: 
    "arcserve_Unified_Data_Protection_Agent_Windows.exe" -s -a -q -Products:Agent -Path:<INSTALLDIR> -User:<UserName> -Password:<Password> -Https:<HTTPS> -AgentPort:<Port Number> -Driver:<DRIVER> -MonitorFlag:<MONITORFLAG> -StopUA:<STOPUA> -SummaryPath:<SUMMARYPATH> -AutoReboot:<AUTOREBOOT>
Example:

    "arcserve_Unified_Data_Protection_Agent_Windows.exe" -s -a -q -Products:Agent -User:administrator -Password:Password01
  3. Configure the silent installation using the following syntax and arguments:

    Important: If the parameters include any of the following special characters, enclose the parameters in quotes:

    For example: If the password is abc^*123, the input should be -Password:"abc^*123".

    -s

    Specifies you to run the executable file package using the silent mode.

    -a

    Specifies any additional command line options.

    -q

    Specifies you to install the application in the silent mode.

    -Products:<ProductList>

    Specifies the components to install silently. You can specify the following components:

    Agent: Installs the Arcserve UDP Agent component.

    Example:
    Install Arcserve UDP Agent
    -Products:Agent
    -User:<UserName>

    Specifies the user name that you want to use to install and run the application.

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

    -Password:<Password>

    Specifies the password of the user name.

    -Https:<HTTPS>

    (Optional) Specifies the communication protocol. The options are 0 and 1. Use 0 for http and 1 for https.

    Default: 0
    Example:
    -https:1
    -Path:<INSTALLDIR>

    (Optional) Specifies the target installation path of the Arcserve UDP Agent.

    Example:
    -Path:"C:\Program Files\Arcserve\Unified Data Protection"

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

    -AgentPort:<Port Number>

    (Optional) Specifies the communication port number for the Arcserve UDP Agent.

    Default: 8014
    Example:
    -AgentPort:8014

    Note: Use this option when you want to install the Arcserve UDP Agent.

    -Driver:<DRIVER>

    (Optional) Specifies whether to install the Arcserve UDP Agent change tracking driver. The options are 0 and 1.

    0: Does not install the driver.

    1: Installs the driver.

    Default:1
    Example:
    -driver:1
    -MonitorFlag:<MONITORFLAG>

    (Optional) Specifies the Arcserve UDP Agent monitor display to users. The options are 0 and 1.

    0: Displays the agent monitor to all users.

    1: Displays the agent monitor only to the current user.

    Default: 0
    Example:
    -MonitorFlag:0
    -StopUA:< STOPUA >

    (Optional) Specifies to stop the Arcserve Universal Agent service.

    0: Does not stop the Arcserve Universal Agent service if it is running during the installation process.

    1: Stops the Arcserve Universal Agent service if it is running during the installation process.

    Default: 0
    Example:
    -StopUA:1

    Note: Use this option while upgrading to a new version. Verify that you set the value to 1 or stop the service before starting the upgrade process. This helps ensure that the installation does not fail.

    -SummaryPath:<SUMMARYPATH>

    (Optional) Specifies the target path to generate the summary file of the installation.

    Example:
    -SummaryPath:"C:\Result"

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

    -AutoReboot:<AUTOREBOOT>

    (Optional) Let Setup reboot the machine after installation if the installation requires a reboot. The options are 0 and 1.

    0: Does not reboot the machine.

    1: Reboots the machine if the installation requires a reboot.

    Default:0
    Example:
    -AutoReboot:1

    Note: If the installation does not requires a reboot, Setup will not reboot the machine even if this parameter is set to 1.

  4. Restart the target computer after you complete the silent installation.