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Install Arcserve UDP Using the Command Line

You can install Arcserve UDP silently. A silent installation eliminates the need for user interaction. 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.

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

    Arcserve_Unified_Data_Protection.exe -s -a -q -Products:<ProductList> -Path:<INSTALLDIR> -User:<UserName> -Password:<Password> -Https:<HTTPS> -ConsolePort:<Port Number> -AgentPort:<Port Number> -Driver:<DRIVER> -MonitorFlag:<MONITORFLAG> -StopUA:<STOPUA> -SummaryPath:<SUMMARYPATH> -AutoReboot:<AUTOREBOOT>

    Example:

    Arcserve_Unified_Data_Protection.exe -s -a -q -Products:Agent -User:administrator -Password:test
  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

    Runs the executable file package in the silent mode.

    -a

    Specifies additional command line options.

    -q

    Installs the application in the silent mode.

    -Products:<ProductList>

    (Optional) Specifies the components to install silently. If you do not specify a value for this argument, the silent installation process installs all components. You can specify the following components:

    Agent: Installs the Data Protection Agent component.

    RPS: Installs the Recovery Point Server component.

    Console: Installs the Console component.

    All: Installs all the components of Arcserve UDP.

    Example:

    For Install Data Protection Agent:

    -Products:Agent

    For Install Recovery Point Server:

    -Products:Agent,RPS

    For Install Data Protection Agent, Recovery Point Server and Data Protection Console:

    -Products:Agent,RPS,Console

    For Install all the components in the build:

    -Products:All
    -User:<UserName>

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

    Note: The user name is of the 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 Data Protection 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.

    -ConsolePort:<Port Number>

    (Optional) Specifies the communication port number for the Console.

    Default: 8015

    Example: 

    -ConsolePort:8015

    Note: Use this option when you want to install the Console.

    -AgentPort:<Port Number>

    (Optional) Specifies the communication port number to access 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 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 require a reboot, Setup will not reboot the machine even if this parameter is set to 1.

You have successfully completed the silent installation.