Installation Deployment Methods

Running CSI installers using the command line can simplify and expedite rollout of CSI software to multiple machines. The following are two options currently supported:

When performing installations via the command line, it is possible to work directly with the InstallShield setup file provided by CSI or to extract and work with the MSI installer package.

InstallShield Setup Files

The installation files downloaded from CSI are InstallShield setup files which, when run interactively, provide a guided installation experience. When run from the command line, the same guided experience is available unless the silent-installation option is used. The InstallShield setup takes care of all necessary steps to install the software on the client machine, including any required prerequisites, such as installing Microsoft C++ redistributable packages.

MSI Setup Files

A MSI file can be extracted from an InstallShield setup file and then used to install the software, usually via command line. It is important to note that when using a MSI file to install the software, any prerequisites contained in the InstallShield setup file (not part of the MSI) need to be manually installed on the client machine if not already present.

To extract a MSI file from a downloaded setup file, you can execute the following at a command prompt:

setup.exe /s /x /b"C:\FolderInWhichMSIWillBeExtracted" /v"/qn"

where,

setup.exe should be changed to the name of the downloaded InstallShield setup file;

C:\FolderInWhichMSIWillBeExtracted should be changed to the folder path where you want the MSI extracted.