Upgrading SnapManager in unattended mode

You can upgrade the SnapManager software under the control of a script for an unattended installation. You can also upgrade SnapManager by running the software installation utility from the command-line interface.

Before you begin

Exit SnapManager to stop any running SnapManager operations.

About this task

The command that you specify depends on the SnapManager installation media that you want to access. If you are using the software CD, run setup.exe; if you are using software package downloaded from the network, run SME6.0.exe.

You do not need to stop Exchange services before or during the SnapManager software upgrade process.

Steps

From the command line of the target host system, enter the name of the script that executes the upgrade.

Example

CommandName /v”REINSTALLMODE=vomus REINSTALL=ALL [/L* TempDirPath\LogFileName] /qb”

Command or parameter	Description
`CommandName`	Either setup.exe or SME6.0.exe, depending on the SnapManager installation media being used
REINSTALLMODE=vomus	Causes the software installation utility to re-cache the new software package
REINSTALL=ALL	Causes the software installation utility to update all the software components
/L*`TempDirPath\LogFileName`	Optional If you specify this option, detailed information about the installation is written to the specified log file. This information can be used to investigate details about how a particular instance of SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange is installed. The asterisk `*` is a wildcard character that specifies that all the installation information (such as status messages, nonfatal warnings, and error messages) should be logged. `TempDirPath` is the fully qualified name of the directory in which the installation log is created or overwritten. `LogFileName` is the name of the file to which the installation information is written.

The software installation utility installs the SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange software.

Start SnapManager.