McAfee 8.7I manual Installation scenarios, Installation options and properties

VirusScan® Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide	Installing VirusScan Enterprise
	Using the command line to install program files

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Installation scenarios

Use these scenarios to customize your installation:

Scenario	Description
Silent	A silent installation does not display the installation wizard or offer the
	user any configuration options. Instead, you preconfigure those
	choices and run Setup in the background on each destination
	computer. You can install VirusScan Enterprise software on any
	unattended computer with or without the user’s knowledge, provided
	you have the necessary administrator rights.
	Add these options to run a silent or semi-silent installation:
	„ q or qn Silent installation. This installs default settings unless you
		specify otherwise. For example, the product license default is a 1
		Year Subscription.
	„ qb Basic user interface. Use qb! to hide the Cancel button.
	„ qb+ Basic user interface with a modal dialog box displayed at the
		end of installation. Use qb+! or qb!+ to hide the Cancel button.The
		modal dialog box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation.
	„ qb- Basic user interface with no modal dialog boxes. Use qb-! or qb!-
		to hide the Cancel button.
	„ qf Full user interface and any authored FatalError, UserExit, or Exit
		modal dialog box displayed at the end of installation.
	„ qn+ No user interface except for a modal dialog box displayed at the
		end of installation.
	„ qr Reduced user interface with no modal dialog displayed at the end
		of installation
Custom Location	Add the installdir property to specify the location. For example, to
	silently install VirusScan Enterprise software to C:\My AntiVirus
	Software, type this text at the command prompt:
	setup.exe INSTALLDIR="c:\My AntiVirus Software" /q
Login Script	Add a Setup command to your login script to install VirusScan
	Enterprise software at the time each of your destination computers
	starts. Include all of the options and properties for governing how
	Setup runs. For example, you can add a property to look for the
	VirusScan Enterprise default program location.
		Notes and Tips
	To use a login script for this purpose, you must also copy or push the
	VirusScan Enterprise installation package to a local location on the
	destination computer.

Installation options and properties

Use a combination of options and properties to customize the software installation. This section describes:

„Selecting features on page 21.

„Restart options on page 22.

„Installation progress options on page 22.

„Installation properties on page 23.

„Command-line examples on page 25.

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