In a recent project, we had the requirement to install the SDL Web 8.5 Content Manager and the Publisher using script only (aka an unattended installation).
I knew about the existence of such an unattended installation, but I for one, have never attempted it. The feature is clearly documented in http://docs.sdl.com/LiveContent/content/en-US/SDL%20Web-v5/GUID-CE873235-5FE0-489D-A63C-B979919D8F9E.
All the prerequisites must still be fulfilled before the actual unattended installation can take place:
Content Manager DB must be created in advance. MTS user must be created in advance.
Once all prerequisites are met, I was able to proceed with the actual unattended installation.
To install the Content Manager, I successfully used the following command inside a .bat file:
To install the Content Publisher, I ran the following commands. Note that I had to exclude quite a few features from the installation, in order to _only_ install the Transport and Publisher services:
I knew about the existence of such an unattended installation, but I for one, have never attempted it. The feature is clearly documented in http://docs.sdl.com/LiveContent/content/en-US/SDL%20Web-v5/GUID-CE873235-5FE0-489D-A63C-B979919D8F9E.
All the prerequisites must still be fulfilled before the actual unattended installation can take place:
- In Server Manager:
- Server Roles:
- Web Server (IIS)
- Features:
- .NET Frameowrk 4.6
- ASP.NET 4.6
- WCF Services
- (all of them, including other features needed as dependencies)
- Web Server Role (IIS)
- Role Services
- Common HTTP Features (all of them)
- Health & Diagnostics (all)
- Performance (all)
- Security (all)
- Install Java Runtime Environment
Content Manager DB must be created in advance. MTS user must be created in advance.
Once all prerequisites are met, I was able to proceed with the actual unattended installation.
To install the Content Manager, I successfully used the following command inside a .bat file:
D:
mkdir "\Software\log"
del"\Software\log\*.*" /Q
cd"\Software\SDL Web 8.5\SDL Web 8.5\Content Manager"
SDLWeb85CM.exe -s -log "D:\Software\log\install.log" ACCEPT_EULA=true
DB_SERVER=mydb.eu-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com DB_NAME=Tridion_cm DB_USER=TCMDBUser
DB_PASSWORD=dbpass TRIDION_CM_ENVIRONMENT_ID=Tridion_cm_dbblabla
SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_NAME=MTSUser SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_DOMAIN=mydomain
SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD=mypass LICENSE_PATH="D:\Software\licenses\license.xml"
CD_LICENSE_PATH="D:\Software\licenses\cd_licenses.xml" WEB_PORT=80
TTM_DB_SERVER=mydb.eu-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com TTM_DB_NAME=Tridion_Topology
TTM_DB_USER=TTMDBUser TTM_DB_PASSWORD=pass TTM_WEB_PORT=81
INSTALLLOCATION="D:\SDL Web" WEBLOCATION="D:\SDL Web\web"
To install the Content Publisher, I ran the following commands. Note that I had to exclude quite a few features from the installation, in order to _only_ install the Transport and Publisher services:
D:
mkdir "\Software\log"
del"\Software\log\*.*" /Q
cd"\Software\SDL Web 8.5\SDL Web 8.5\Content Manager"
SDLWeb85CM.exe -s -log "D:\Software\log\install.log" ACCEPT_EULA=true
DB_SERVER=mydb.eu-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com DB_NAME=Tridion_cm DB_USER=TCMDBUser
DB_PASSWORD=pass TRIDION_CM_ENVIRONMENT_ID=Tridion_cm_mydb SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_NAME=MTSUser
SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_DOMAIN=mydomain SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD=pass
LICENSE_PATH="D:\Software\licenses\license.xml"
CD_LICENSE_PATH="D:\Software\licenses\cd_licenses.xml"
CdWindowsServices_SelectedFeatures=FeatureTransportService
cm_SelectedFeatures=FeatureContentManager,FeaturePublisherService
CMECore_SelectedFeatures= CMEGui_SelectedFeatures= ContextExpressions_SelectedFeatures=(All)
ExperienceManager_SelectedFeatures= Documentation_SelectedFeatures=
ExternalContentLibrary_SelectedFeatures= SpellChecker_SelectedFeatures= TcmSearch_SelectedFeatures=
TemplateBuilder_SelectedFeatures= TopologyManager_SelectedFeatures=(All)
TTM_DB_SERVER=mydb.eu-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com TTM_DB_NAME=Tridion_Topology
TTM_DB_USER=TTMDBUser TTM_DB_PASSWORD=pass TTM_WEB_PORT=81 INSTALLLOCATION="D:\SDL Web"