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perform an unattended installation from a network drive. Another way is to perform a silent installation from a command line. Note: There are two client agent files that can be prepared to perform a silent installation. The ISIG_OEM.EXE file is intended for IBM and non-IBM computers and can be obtained in the following ways: v From the IBM System Information Center CD v From the IBM System Information Gatherer CD v From the server on which the System Information Center is installed by going to the installation directory, which is the following directory by default: D:\ISIC (where D is the letter of the drive) v Downloading it from the System Information Center program by logging on, clicking Assets in the System Information Center menu bar, and clicking Download Agent Installer. The ISIG_IBM.EXE file is intended for IBM computers only and can only be obtained by downloading it from an IBM Web site. The following examples use the ISIG_OEM.EXE file to prepare an unattended installation package. Setting up an unattended installation from a shortcut To create an unattended-installation shortcut, complete the following procedure: 1. Create a folder on a network drive or CD for either the ISIG_OEM.EXE file; then copy the ISIG_OEM.EXE file to that folder. 2. Create a shortcut to the ISIG_OEM.EXE file. 3. Rename the shortcut to something easily understood by the user. In these instructions System Information Gatherer Install is used. 4. Modify the properties of the shortcut as follows: a. Right-click the System Information Gatherer Install shortcut file and then click Properties. The Properties window is displayed. b. In the Target field, add the following to the end of the command: /s /v"/qn ISIGURL=http://servername" (where servername is the network name or IP address of the server the System Information Center is installed on. 5. Instruct your users to map a drive letter to this location and to select the System Information Center Install shortcut. Performing an unattended installation from a command line To perform an unattended installation of the client ISIG_OEM.EXE file from a command line, complete the following procedure: 1. Open a command prompt window. 2. Change to the folder containing the client ISIG_OEM.EXE. 3. Run the following command: ISIG_OEM.EXE /s /v"/qn ISIGURL=http://servername" (where servername is the network name or IP address of the server the System Information Center is installed on. Chapter 3. Installing the System Information Gatherer program 19

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perform
an
unattended
installation
from
a
network
drive.
Another
way
is
to
perform
a
silent
installation
from
a
command
line.
Note:
There
are
two
client
agent
files
that
can
be
prepared
to
perform
a
silent
installation.
The
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file
is
intended
for
IBM
and
non-IBM
computers
and
can
be
obtained
in
the
following
ways:
v
From
the
IBM
System
Information
Center
CD
v
From
the
IBM
System
Information
Gatherer
CD
v
From
the
server
on
which
the
System
Information
Center
is
installed
by
going
to
the
installation
directory,
which
is
the
following
directory
by
default:
D
:\ISIC
(where
D
is
the
letter
of
the
drive)
v
Downloading
it
from
the
System
Information
Center
program
by
logging
on,
clicking
Assets
in
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
and
clicking
Download
Agent
Installer
.
The
ISIG_IBM.EXE
file
is
intended
for
IBM
computers
only
and
can
only
be
obtained
by
downloading
it
from
an
IBM
Web
site.
The
following
examples
use
the
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file
to
prepare
an
unattended
installation
package.
Setting
up
an
unattended
installation
from
a
shortcut
To
create
an
unattended-installation
shortcut,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
Create
a
folder
on
a
network
drive
or
CD
for
either
the
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file;
then
copy
the
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file
to
that
folder.
2.
Create
a
shortcut
to
the
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file.
3.
Rename
the
shortcut
to
something
easily
understood
by
the
user.
In
these
instructions
System
Information
Gatherer
Install
is
used.
4.
Modify
the
properties
of
the
shortcut
as
follows:
a.
Right-click
the
System
Information
Gatherer
Install
shortcut
file
and
then
click
Properties
.
The
Properties
window
is
displayed.
b.
In
the
Target
field,
add
the
following
to
the
end
of
the
command:
/s
/v"/qn
ISIGURL=http://
servername
"
(where
servername
is
the
network
name
or
IP
address
of
the
server
the
System
Information
Center
is
installed
on.
5.
Instruct
your
users
to
map
a
drive
letter
to
this
location
and
to
select
the
System
Information
Center
Install
shortcut.
Performing
an
unattended
installation
from
a
command
line
To
perform
an
unattended
installation
of
the
client
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file
from
a
command
line,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
Open
a
command
prompt
window.
2.
Change
to
the
folder
containing
the
client
ISIG_OEM.EXE.
3.
Run
the
following
command:
ISIG_OEM.EXE
/s
/v"/qn
ISIGURL=http://
servername
"
(where
servername
is
the
network
name
or
IP
address
of
the
server
the
System
Information
Center
is
installed
on.
Chapter
3.
Installing
the
System
Information
Gatherer
program
19