How to Use a Command Prompt to Install System Center Essentials 2010
Applies To: System Center Essentials 2010
You may prefer to install System Center Essentials 2010 at the command prompt if you want to install Essentials without user intervention.
Use the SetupSCE.exe program in the Installation folder of the product CD to install and uninstall Essentials 2010 at a command prompt. The following sections list the various parameters you can use with SetupSCE.exe. Command-line parameters can be used in any order.
Tip
For more information about installing Essentials 2010 from a network share, see Troubleshooting Your Initial Essentials Setup and Configuration.
Essentials Command-Line Installation Parameters
The following table describes the parameters you can use with SetupSCE.exe to install some or all Essentials 2010 components.
Parameter | Required | Description |
---|---|---|
/help or /? |
Optional |
Displays the Help dialog box. |
/Components:<Server,Reporting,UI,VM> |
See description |
Installs the Essentials management server:
Installs Essentials Reporting:
Installs the Essentials Console only:
When specifying more than one parameter, separate each with a comma and no spaces. Parameters are case-sensitive. |
/Path:<Essentials path> |
Optional |
Specifies the local path of the Essentials Setup.exe file. The default is the current path. |
/ProductKey:<ProductKey> |
Required for retail or OEM |
Specifies the Microsoft product key supplied with your purchase of Essentials. |
/RegisteredOwner:<RegisteredOwner> |
Optional |
Specifies the registered owner of the product. |
/RegisteredOrganization:<RegisteredOrganization> |
Optional |
Specifies the registered organization of the product. |
/SQLInstanceName:<SQLInstanceName> |
Required |
Specifies the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 instance where the Essentials database is to be installed. |
/SQLDBFiles: <DB file location> |
Optional |
For local SQL Server instances only, specifies a different location for storing the database file |
/User:<UserName> |
Required |
Specifies the administration account used to run Essentials processes. |
/Domain:<DomainName> |
Required |
Specifies the administration account domain. |
/Password:<Password> |
Required |
Specifies the administration account password. |
/UpdateContentLocal |
Optional |
/UpdateContentLocal:0 deploys updates directly from the Microsoft Update server for each managed computer to which an update is deployed instead of storing the update. /UpdateContentLocal:1 downloads updates locally to the Essentials 2010 server (leaving the parameter blank does the same as specifying /UpdateContentLocal:1). |
/UpdateLocation:<UpdateLocation> |
Optional |
Specifies a local folder for storing Microsoft updates. |
/Silent |
Optional |
Specifies to install the product without displaying the user interface. |
/InstallPath: <Path> |
Optional |
Specifies the folder location for installing the Essentials binaries. |
/ReportingSQLInstanceName:<SQLInstanceName> |
Required if installing Reporting |
Specifies an existing, local SQL Server 2008 instance where SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is to be installed. |
/ReportingBinding: <BindingURL> |
Required if installing Reporting |
Specifies the binding to use if the instance of SQL Server 2008 used for SSRS has multiple bindings. For example, http://machine:80/reportserver. |
/LibrarySharePath:<LibrarySharePath> |
Optional |
Specifies the location for storing Virtual Machine Manager files. For example, %PROGRAMDATA%\Virtual Machine Manager Library Files. |
/WSUSupgrade |
Optional |
Upgrades a previously installed (upgradable) instance of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on this computer to the version required by Essentials (version 3.0 with SP2). If a previous WSUS instance is installed on this computer and this parameter is not specified, Essentials Setup will not complete. |
/CEIPOptIn |
Optional |
Enables the Customer Experience Improvement Program. |
/ErrorRepOptIn |
Optional |
Enables Error Reporting. |
/ODROptIn |
Optional |
Enables Operational Data Reporting. |
/MUUpdate |
Optional |
Configures the server to use Microsoft Update. |
/SetupSelfUpdate |
Optional |
Checks for Essentials product updates at Microsoft Update. |
/Installlocalsql |
Optional |
Installs and uses SQL Express. If this parameter is given, then the three SQL parameters are not required. |
Essentials Reporting Installation Parameters
Parameter | Required | Description |
---|---|---|
/EssentialsServer |
Required |
Look up the Essentials management server in Active Directory Domain Services to connect to it. |
/Components: Reporting |
See Description |
Installs the Essentials management server:
Installs Essentials Reporting:
|
/Silent |
Optional |
Specifies to install the product without displaying the user interface. |
/InstallPath: <Path> |
Optional |
Specifies the folder location for installing the Essentials binaries. |
/ProductKey: <ProductKey> |
Required for retail or OEM |
Specifies the Microsoft product key supplied with your purchase of Essentials. |
/RegisteredOwner: <RegisteredOwner> |
Optional |
Specifies the registered owner of the product. |
/RegisteredOrganization: <RegisteredOrganization> |
Optional |
Specifies the registered organization of the product. |
/Password: <Password> |
Required |
Specifies the administration account password. |
/ReportingSQLInstanceName: <SQLInstanceName> |
Required |
Specifies an existing, local SQL Server 2008 instance where the SSRS is to be installed. |
/ReportingBinding: <BindingURL> |
Required |
Specifies the binding to use if the instance of SQL Server 2008 used for SSRS has multiple bindings. For example, http://machine:80/reportserver. |
/ODROptIn |
Optional |
Enables Operational Data Reporting. |
/SetupSelfUpdate |
Optional |
Checks for Essentials product updates at Microsoft Update. |
Essentials Remote Console Installation Parameters
Parameter | Required | Description |
---|---|---|
/Components: UI |
Required |
Installs the Essentials console only. |
/InstallPath: <Path> |
Optional |
Specifies the folder location for installing the Essentials binaries. |
/SetupSelfUpdate |
Optional |
Checks for Essentials product updates at Microsoft Update. |
/Silent |
Optional |
Specifies to install the product without displaying the user interface. |
/ProductKey: <ProductKey> |
Required |
Specifies the Microsoft product key supplied with your purchase of Essentials. Required for retail ` OEM products. |
/RegisteredOwner: <RegisteredOwner> |
Optional |
Specifies the registered owner of the product. |
/RegisteredOrganization: <RegisteredOrganization> |
Optional |
Specifies the registered organization of the product. |
Example: Install Essentials and all components
Description
Use the following code example to install System Center Essentials 2010 and all components.
Code
SetupSCE.exe /Silent /Components:Server,UI,Reporting,VM /User:<UserName> /Password:<Password> /Domain:<Domain> /SQLInstanceName:[servername]\[instancename] /ProductKey:<Product key> /ReportingSQLInstanceName:%computername%\[instancename] /ReportingBinding:http://%computername%:80/ReportServer_[instancename]
Example: Install Essentials console only
Description
Use the following code example to install only the Essentials 2010 console.
Code
SetupSCE.exe /Silent /Components:UI
Comments
The first time that you run the console after installation, a message asks you to which Essentials management server the Setup program should connect.
See Also
Concepts
Troubleshooting Your Initial Essentials Setup and Configuration