Running an unattended installation

To run an unattended (silent) installation, you can use either the Windows Installer (MSI) program, msiexec.exe, or the Rumba+ FTP Client.exe file.

Syntax:

MSI:
msiexec /i "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" <unattended_msi_option>
EXE:
"<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" <unattended_msi_option>
  1. Add /qb+ to run the installation with a limited user interface. Using this option displays a simple process bar as the installation progresses. When installation is complete, you receive a message indicating success or failure of the installation. It is recommended that you use this method.
    • msiexec /i "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" /qb+
    • "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" /qb+
  2. Use /qn to run the installation with no user interface. This means the program runs in the background with no message (success or failure) displayed at the end of the installation.
    • msiexec /i "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" /qn
    • "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" /qn
  3. Add ALLUSERS=TRUE as an additional parameter to create a shared installation for all users on the same machine. For example, to use the /qb+ option and the ALLUSERS=TRUE parameter to run an unattended shared installation with a message at the end of the installation, enter:
    • msiexec /i "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" ALLUSERS=TRUE /qb+
    • "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" ALLUSERS=TRUE /qb+
  4. Add NMTYPE=0 as an additional parameter to make Rumba+ FTP Client keep data in the private folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Micro Focus\Micro Focus Utilities\Data\FTPSessions. For example:
    • msiexec /i "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" LICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX NMTYPE=0 /qn
    • "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" /qn LICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX NMTYPE=0"
  5. Add NMTYPE=1 as an additional parameter to make Rumba+ FTP Client keep data in the shared folder C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\Micro Focus Utilities\Data\FTPSessions. For example:
    • msiexec /i <absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" LICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX NMTYPE=1 /qn
    • "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" /qn LICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX NMTYPE=1"
  6. Add NMTYPE =2 DATAFILE_FOLDER="<path_to_custom_data_folder>" as additional parameters to make Rumba+ FTP Client keep data in the custom data folder. For example:
    • msiexec /i <absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.msi" LICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX NMTYPE=2 DATAFILE_FOLDER="<path_to_custom_data_folder>" /qn
    • "<absolute_path>\Rumba FTP Client.exe>" /s /v" /qn LICENSEKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX NMTYPE=2 DATAFILE_FOLDER="<path_to_custom_data_folder>"
Notes:
  • When running an unattended installation, the /qb+ or /qn options must always be the last options in the command line.
  • If no MSI is installed on the machine, the only options that can be entered are /a and /q (any combination of valid options).

For a summary of common MSI options, see msiexec Command Options.

Parent topic: Installation