===== [V8] FAQ: Is there any silent installation script for the AhsayOBM and AhsayACB client application? ===== Article ID: 8036
Reviewed: 2019-03-21

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

===== Steps ===== 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):

Silent Installation:

To install AhsayOBM / ACB in Silent mode, execute the following command:
- For AhsayOBM:
  - obm-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /silent /LANG=en /TASKS="meOnly"
    
    or
  - obm-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /silent /LANG=en /TASKS="EveryOne"
- For AhsayACB:
  
  acb-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /silent /LANG=en /TASKS="meOnly"
  
  or
  
  acb-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /silent /LANG=en /TASKS="EveryOne"
To install AhsayOBM / ACB in Very Silent mode, execute the following command:
- For AhsayOBM:
  
  obm-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /verysilent /LANG=en /TASKS="meOnly"
  
  or
  
  obm-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /verysilent /LANG=en /TASKS="EveryOne"
- For AhsayACB:
  
  acb-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /verysilent /LANG=en /TASKS="meOnly"
  
  or
  
  acb-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /verysilent /LANG=en /TASKS="EveryOne"
To install the AhsayOBM / ACB to a non-default location (e.g. C:\OBM), insert the /DIR=C:\OBM parameter in your command, for example:
- obm-win-443-10.1.0.50-https-0O.exe /silent /LANG=en /TASKS="EveryOne" /DIR=C:\OBM

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