silent installation?

[Bastian Fischer]

Hello there,

is it posible to run the ServiceManager (V12.3.9) installion on Windows in silent mode.

I have to upgrade a lot of Hosts and I am trying to automate it. 

What about things like Windows Core Server?

[Michael Dolinek]

Hi @Bastian Fischer 

the installation of the Service Manager must include the following steps

1. create a directory (without blanks)
2. copy Service Manager's files into that directory
3. create a directory for the log-files
4. config Service Manager by modifying ucybsmgr.ini, *.smc and *.smd files
5. register Service Manager service in Windows (UCYBSMGR[.EXE] -install Phrase)
6. set the start-type of the newly created service e.g. UC4.ServiceManager.Automic
7. start the service e.g. sc start UC4.ServiceManager.Automic or powershell "Get-Service -ComputerName myServer -Name UC4.ServiceManager.Automic | Start-Service" 

When you do (only) an upgrade/update of your existing (running) installation, the following steps must be done

1. stop the service e.g. sc stop UC4.ServiceManager.Automic or powershell "Get-Service -ComputerName myServer -Name UC4.ServiceManager.Automic | Stop-Service -Force"
2. replace only the binary files (.exe, .dll, msl) in the proper directory
3. start the service

Note: In my examples the service was created with the phrase Automic.

More information can be found here: https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/ALL/components/DOCU/21.0.6/Automic%20Automation%20Guides/Content/Installation_Manual/AE/InstalltheAE_ServiceManager.htm

Hope this helps

Michael

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Michael K. Dolinek

Engineering Program Manager | Agile Operation Division
Broadcom Software
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[Bastian Fischer]

Thank You Micheal,

just replacing the files should be possible via script.  Stopping and starting the Service will beocme tricky to update UC4 via UC4.

I´m thinking about following Worklow:

• Copy Files with jobFT into temp directory on Agent
• Copy .ps oder .bat script into temp directory
• JOBS that will execute the Skript containing following steps:
  • Stop UC4 Service
  • copy files from temp to ServiceManager directory
  • start Service
• JOBS that will start when the Agent is back again, just to check if everything went fine

[Michael Dolinek]

Hi @Bastian Fischer

when you want to update/upgrade Service Manager and the Agent please have a look at Centralized Agent Upgrade (CAU).

see https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/ALL/components/DOCU/21.0.6/Automic%20Automation%20Guides/Content/Installation_Upgrade/install_CAU.htm

Michael

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Michael K. Dolinek

Engineering Program Manager | Agile Operation Division
Broadcom Software
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[Bastian Fischer]

 I love it when a plan comes together. - Hannibal Smth

Update Job is working fine. Had to set RC always = 0 in postconditions. Because the update job endet with endet lost and was beeing blocked automaticaly.