Article ID: 8036
Reviewed: 2019-03-21

Product Version:
AhsayOBM / AhsayACB: 8.1 to 8.x
OS: Windows

This document contains instruction on how to silently install AhsayOBM / ACB on Windows platform (e.g. client application installation without user interaction).

AhsayOBM / ACB supports two silent installation options on Windows platform.

• Silent mode
  
  When using the "Silent" install mode, the installation progress is displayed on screen but no user interaction is required.
  
  
  
  
• Very Silent mode
  
  When using the "Very Silent" mode, no visual feedback is displayed on screen.

To perform a silent or very silent install, refer to the following steps:

Preparation:

• The AhsayOBM / ACB installers have been branded to include:
  
  
  • Backup server URL
  • Backup server connection protocol
  • Backup server port setting
  • Owner ID
  
  For example, if the backup server URL is 10.1.0.50, protocol is https, the port is 443 and the owner ID is 0.
  
  
  
  The AhsayOBM / ACB installer must be renamed according to the backup server settings, where:
  
  
  • For AhsayOBM - obm-win-{port number}-{backup server URL}-{protocol}-{owner id}O.exe
  • For AhsayACB - acb-win-{port number}-{backup server URL}-{protocol}-{owner id}O.exe
  
  For example:
  
  obm-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe
  acb-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe
  
  
• The default language selection on AhsayOBM / ACB will be English.


• Windows UAC (User Account Control) is disabled on the Window computer where AhsayOBM / ACB will be installed.


• The option to install the client application for "Me Only" or "Anyone who uses this computer" can be controlled by the parameters /TASKS="meOnly" or /TASKS="EveryOne" (example to be shown next):