I searched these forums and the net high and low and tried many different scenarios and tools but CANNOT get a silent install to upgrade my Notes 6.5.x users to 7.0.2 using Smart Upgrade.
I downloaded the 7.0.2 installer (C94QIEN) and attached it to the Smart Upgrade Kit. I then tried adding these optional arguments to the kit (each one separately):
-s -a /s /v"/qb+"
-s -a /s /v"/qn".
I also tried using the Install Shield Tuner and SUrunAs with the argument:
/s/v"TRANSFORMS=“R7.mst” ALLUSERS=1 /QB+".
I didn’t end up with a silent installer.
Every method I’ve tried still prompts me for all the dialogs.
I don’t want to use SURunAs since everybody has access to install apps and I don’t have an Domain Admin account. But I assume I need to run something to “package” up the installer to include as an attachment in the upgrade kit (1 file). A file share is not an option because there is no common file share all users have access to due to being on different networks.
If anybody has done this please let me know what I need to do! I’m going nuts trying to figure this out.
Subject: 7.0.2 Smart Upgrade - Silent Install
Did your internet searches find this?
HTH.
Gregg
Subject: 7.0.2 Smart Upgrade - Silent Install
Dan, did you unpack the kit to create the individual install files? I used the following redbook along with the Domino Smart Upgrade help to get my silent install to work. http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4180.pdf
The only thing not done automagically is the upgrade of the mail file template which I do manually. Our mail clients are mostly R6.5.1 and we are upgrading to R7.0.2.
Mike
Subject: RE: 7.0.2 Smart Upgrade - Silent Install
Thanks guys, but I tried both methods and neither works for me.
I’m using an attached kit (C94QIEN.exe) with the optional arguments: -s -a /s /v"/qb"
I tried using the Install Shield and SURunAs with no success.
Subject: 7.0.2 Smart Upgrade - Silent Install
I got the silent install working by using the InstallShieldTuner for Notes and putting the argument /qb+ in. I was putting in -s -a /s /v"qb+" before.
I also used a program to create a self-extracting executable that automatically unzips to the user’s TEMP directory and launches setup.exe. There’s not a single click required by the end-user!
The only problem is the SmartUpgrade pops up a message saying the upgrade did not complete and was unsuccessful. This pops up after the extract happens, but before the actual install kicks in. If you just ignore it, the install works just fine.
I’m going to post this issue separately.