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How to Build an Admin Install Image of EXTRA! X-treme 8 SP1
Technical Note 2141
Last Reviewed 09-Nov-2006
Applies To
EXTRA! X-treme version 8 SP1
Summary
Technical Note 2141
Last Reviewed 09-Nov-2006
Applies To
EXTRA! X-treme version 8 SP1
Summary
Building an install image that includes a Service Pack (or any MSP-based patch to the EXTRA! X-treme base image) is a two-step process. First, you need to create an Admin Install image, and then you add the Service Pack to the Admin Install image. This technical note describes the steps to follow.
Creating an Install Image that Includes a Service Pack
Use standard command line parameters that are part of the MSIEXEC.EXE (Microsoft Installer Executable) to create an install image that includes a Service Pack. Complete this process in two parts:
Part 1: Creating an Admin Install Image of EXTRA! X-treme 8
Part 2: Adding Service Pack 1 to the Base Install Image
Part 2: Adding Service Pack 1 to the Base Install Image
Part 1: Creating an Admin Install Image of EXTRA! X-treme 8
- Run the MSIEXEC with the following command line:
msiexec /a D:\EXTRA!\atmee80.msiThis assumes that the EXTRA! 8 install image is on the CD image in drive D:.
Note: The /a option enables users with administrator privileges to install a product onto the network.
- Note the beginning splash screen:
- Read the bottom text closely. This installation will create a server image of EXTRA! to a specified network location; it will not install EXTRA! to your local machine.
- Click Next.
- Accept the License agreement, and then click Next.
- Enter the location to which you would like the server image installed. Remember to share out this directory.
- Click Install. At this time, the files will be copied from the CD to the location requested.
- Click Finish to complete your administrative installation.
You now have an Install Image of the base EXTRA! X-treme 8.
Part 2: Adding Service Pack 1 to the Base Install Image
- Obtain the Service Pack 1 file, extra-8.0-sp-w32.exe, from the Download Library and expand the file. Locate the .MSP file named EMSE_v8_X-tremeSP1.msp.
- Run the MSIEXEC with the following command line:
msiexec /a m:\EXTRAv8SP1\atmee80.msi /p C:\ExtraSP1\EMSE_v8_X-tremeSP1.mspNote: The parameter after /a is the admin install image that was just created and the parameter after /p is where the Service Pack file is located.
- Again, note the beginning splash screen. Click Next.
- Click Next.
- It should show the server share's install directory here already (if not please point to the Admin Install image created in Part 1):
- Click Install. At this time, the service pack updates will be copied from the .MSP file to the install location requested.
- Click Finish to complete your administrative installation.
- You now have an Install Image of EXTRA! X-treme 8 with Service Pack 1. You may want to create a Windows shortcut or a command-line link that an end user can double-click to install EXTRA! X-treme; for example, from this shared network resource to his or her workstation. When you create this shortcut or link, you can refer to the command line options available to add other parameters. For example, the following command makes the installation silent:
MSIExec /I m:\EXTRAv8SP1\atmee80.msi /qb) See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asp for a list of all MSIEXEC Command Line options.
With this complete, if EXTRA is installed from the install point (in this example: m:\EXTRAv8SP1\atmee80.msi), it will install EXTRA! X-treme 8 with Service Pack 1 in one operation.
