Unattended site recovery for Configuration Manager
Applies to: Configuration Manager (current branch)
To recover a Configuration Manager central administration site (CAS) or primary site without user interaction, create an unattended installation script to use with the /script setup command-line option. The script provides the same type of information that the setup wizard prompts for, except that there are no default settings. Specify all values for the setup keys that apply to the type of recovery.
To use the /script setup command-line option, first create an answer file. Then specify this file name on the command line. The name of the file is your decision, but it requires the .ini file extension. When you reference this answer file from the command line, provide the full path to the file. For example, if your setup answer file is named setup.ini, and it's stored in the C:\setup folder, your command line would be:
setup.exe /script c:\setup\setup.ini
Important
You need Administrator rights to run Configuration Manager setup. When you run setup with the unattended script, open the command prompt with the option to Run as administrator.
The script contains section names, key names, and values. Required section key names vary depending on the recovery type that you need. The order of the keys within sections and the order of sections within the file aren't important. The keys aren't case-sensitive. When you provide values for keys, the name of the key is followed by an equal sign (=) and the value for the key. For example, Action=RecoverCCAR.
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