You can install SmartPlant Markup Plus in silent mode, which requires no user interaction as the software installs.
To install SmartPlant Markup Plus in silent mode, use the installation executable file at the command prompt with the required information passed as arguments.
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You must have administrator privileges to run the silent installation.
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Argument values that contain spaces must be enclosed in quotes.
Required silent install parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
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[full path to SPM_setup.exe] |
Specifies the full path to SPM_setup.exe. |
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-q, -quiet, -s, -silent |
Runs in silent mode (no prompts). |
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-install |
Performs an installation. |
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SLAACCEPT |
Accepts the software license agreement. Must be SLAACCEPT=YES. |
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SERIALNUM |
Provides the product serial number. |
Optional silent install parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
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-l, -log |
The location for the installation log file. If this option is not specified, the log file is created under %temp%.
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-uninstall |
Removes all components of the software. |
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INSTALLFOLDER |
Specifies a path to the location where the software is to be installed. If no path is defined, the default installation location is used: [installation location]\SmartPlant\Markup
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USERNAME |
Provides the user name for the installation. If this argument is not provided, the default user name, PPM, is used to install the product. |
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COMPANYNAME |
Provides the company name for the installation. If this argument is not provided, the default company name, Hexagon PPM, is used to install the product. |
Examples
The following example installs SmartPlant Markup Plus with the required arguments only:
[full path to SPM_setup.exe] -silent -install SERIALNUM=000000000 SLAACCEPT=YES
The following example removes SmartPlant Markup Plus:
[full path to SPM_setup.exe] -quiet -uninstall
The following example installs SmartPlant Markup Plus in a specified folder and defines a log file location:
[full path to SPM_setup.exe] -q -install SERIALNUM=000000000 SLAACCEPT=YES INSTALLFOLDER="D:\Program Files (x86)\SmartPlant\Markup" USERNAME=”[my user name]” COMPANYNAME=”[my company name]” –log “D:\Logs\SmartPlantMarkupPlus.log”
Running the silent installation
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Prior to running a silent setup of SmartPlant Markup Plus over a network, ensure that the following conditions exist:
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All existing versions of the software have been uninstalled prior to network installation.
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The target computer meets the free disk space recommendations specified in SmartPlant Markup Plus Hardware and Software Recommendations.
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All applications are closed.
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Using administrator privileges, open a Command Prompt window from the Start menu.
You must have write access to the log file location. Otherwise, the installation fails
without generating a log file.
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At the command prompt, type a command to install SmartPlant Markup Plus.