Performing a Silent Installation

You can install GENESIS in the background using a command prompt instead of the graphical user interface (GUI). Silent installation is generally used in scenarios where IT administrators and system integrators are deploying GENESIS to multiple machines, creating new virtual machines, or using GENESIS as a dependency of another installer.

The commands in the following procedure apply to Windows Command Prompt. If you are using a different utility, such as PowerShell, change the syntax as needed.

To perform a silent installation:

  1. Locate and open the installation .iso file or insert the installation DVD.
  2. Open the Windows Command Prompt with administrator privileges.

  3. In the command prompt window, switch to the drive and directory that contains GENESIS_Setup.exe, which is the root of the installation file; for example:

    cd /d E:\
  4. Run GENESIS_Setup.exe /? or GENESIS_Setup.exe /h to open a dialog listing available parameters.

  5. Select each parameter that you want to customize, and then expand its description field to enter or select the desired settings.

  6. When finished, copy the Example command created according to the selected settings, and then click Close.

  7. To begin the silent installation, enter start /wait , followed by the copied command in the Command Prompt. The command for the default setup (full workload) with no custom settings is start /wait GENESIS_Setup.exe /s.

  8. Execute the echo %errorlevel% command to display the installation process exit code.

    The following table explains the meaning of each code.

    Code

    Description

    0

    The installation finished successfully.

    1641 or 3010

    The installation requested a restart.

    If the command contains the NoReboot parameter and one of these codes is returned, you need to manually restart the machine. Make sure you select Update and restart if any Windows updates are pending a restart.

    The installation should automatically resume after restarting the machine. If it does not, you need to run the silent installation command again to restart the installation.

    Any other number

    The installation failed.

    If the installation fails, do one of the following:

    • Check the log files. The default location is:

      C:\ProgramData\ICONICS\11\Logs\Installation\

      If you cannot identify the problem, pack the logs into a .zip file and send an email with the attached logs to our Support Center.

    • Open GENESIS_Setup.exe and install GENESIS from the graphical user interface.

  9. After successfully completing the installation, proceed with the silent system configuration.

    The system configuration is not required for the following types of installation: