Generic Installation

The Generic Installation steps allow you to install or uninstall an MSI installation package.

 

 

This job step can install a Microsoft Windows Installer installation package (MSI) on a remote machine.

 

 

Platforms Supported:

Windows.

 

Software Pre-Requisites:

None.

 

Job Step Properties

 

TargetMachine – The name of the remote machine (can be a hostname or fully qualified domain name or IP address) that you want to install the package on.

 

Installation Package – This property contains a valid file specification for the product MSI file.

 

Installation Path – A valid file specification (device and directory only) to which this software should be installed.

 

Installation Properties – Valid product properties (in uppercase) that represent public properties for this product’s installation.

 

Repair – This Boolean property indicates whether a Repair operation should be performed.

 

Log File Path – This property specifies a valid file specification for Windows Installer logging.

 

Verbose Log Messages – This Boolean property indicates whether verbose logging should be enabled for the Windows Installer. The default is false.

 

Use 64-bit Installer – This Boolean property indicates whether a 64-bit package is being installed and that the 64-bit msiexec program should be used.

 

 

This job step can uninstall a product from a remote machine.

 

 

Platforms Supported

Windows.

 

Software Pre-Requisites

None.

 

Job Step Properties

 

TargetMachine – The name of the remote machine (can be a hostname or fully qualified domain name or IP address) that you want to uninstall the product.

 

Installation Package – This property contains a valid file specification for the product MSI file.

 

Log File Path – This property specifies a valid file specification for Windows Installer logging.

 

Verbose Log Messages – This Boolean property indicates whether verbose logging should be enabled for the Windows Installer. The default is false.

 

Use 64-bit Installer – This Boolean property indicates whether a 64-bit package is being installed and that the 64-bit msiexec program should be used.