Performing a silent installation

Performing a silent installation

Administrators can silently upgrade or install the Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Windows from the command prompt. User notification is disabled during the silent installation, except in error cases such as notification of failed prerequisites.
A silent installation uses the same installation program the graphical user interface (GUI) version uses. However, instead of displaying a wizard interface, the silent installation reads all of the responses from parameters that you pass to the command line. In order for the installation to work successfully, we must run the silent installation from the directory where you extracted the plug-in files.
Download the plug-in from the Connections catalog at the following website:
https://greenhouse.lotus.com/catalog

Extract the file.

Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you saved ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe.
Type...
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /Options(s) [PROPERTY=Value]

The optional parameters and public property settings are listed in the following tables:

Parameters Description
/install Install the plug-in.
/uninstall Uninstall the plug-in.
/quiet Establishes Silent mode, which requires no user interaction.
/norestart Prevents restart after the installation is complete.
/promptrestart Prompts the user for restart if necessary.
/forcerestart Always restarts the computer after installation.

Public property Description
INSTALLDIR Directory where plug-ins are installed. For example,
INSTALLDIR=C:\Progra~1\IBM\Connections Desktop Plugins

ADDLOCAL Install components. If nothing is specified, all components are installed. The Windows Explorer feature is required and is always installed. Examples:

To silently install just the Windows Explorer feature:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer

To silently install the Microsoft Office feature:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer,MicrosoftOffice

To silently install the Microsoft Outlook feature:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer,MicrosoftOutlook

To disable Connections 3.0 or 3.01 features on Microsoft Window Explorers desktop:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER

To disable Connections 3.0 or 3.01 features on Microsoft Window Explorers and install the Connections 4.5 plug-ins features for Windows Explorer:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER

DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER If we previously installed an earlier version of the Connections 3.0.1 plug-in for Microsoft Office and Windows, this option disables rather than uninstalls plug-in features. If this option is not specified, the earlier features are uninstalled silently.

To disable Windows Explorer features of the Connections 3.0.1 plug-in for Microsoft Office and Windows and install all components of the Connections 4.5 plug-in:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER

To disable Windows Explorer features of the Connections 3.0 or 3.0.1 plug-in and install the Windows Explorer feature of Connections 4.5 plug-in:
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER

-smartCloudProfile If we are using this plug-in with IBM SmartCloud rather than with Connections, we can run the installation command from a command line and specify a parameter that loads a profile which will change some of the branding in the user interface from IBM Connections to IBM SmartCloud.
ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet -smartCloudProfile

If we install with this profile, IBM SmartCloud displays instead of Connections in the Microsoft Office ribbon, in the navigation pane for Windows Explorer, and in context menus.
Description Example
Silent installation with restart and INSTALLDIR property
ConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /install /quiet /forcerestart
INSTALLDIR=C:\Progra~1\IBM\Sample
Silent uninstall with no restart
ConnectionsMSDesktop.exe /uninstall /quiet /norestart
Reboot the computer.
Parent topic:
IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Windows

Parameters	Description
/install	Install the plug-in.
/uninstall	Uninstall the plug-in.
/quiet	Establishes Silent mode, which requires no user interaction.
/norestart	Prevents restart after the installation is complete.
/promptrestart	Prompts the user for restart if necessary.
/forcerestart	Always restarts the computer after installation.

Public property	Description
INSTALLDIR	Directory where plug-ins are installed. For example, INSTALLDIR=C:\Progra~1\IBM\Connections Desktop Plugins
ADDLOCAL	Install components. If nothing is specified, all components are installed. The Windows Explorer feature is required and is always installed. Examples: To silently install just the Windows Explorer feature: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer To silently install the Microsoft Office feature: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer,MicrosoftOffice To silently install the Microsoft Outlook feature: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer,MicrosoftOutlook To disable Connections 3.0 or 3.01 features on Microsoft Window Explorers desktop: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER To disable Connections 3.0 or 3.01 features on Microsoft Window Explorers and install the Connections 4.5 plug-ins features for Windows Explorer: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER
DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER	If we previously installed an earlier version of the Connections 3.0.1 plug-in for Microsoft Office and Windows, this option disables rather than uninstalls plug-in features. If this option is not specified, the earlier features are uninstalled silently. To disable Windows Explorer features of the Connections 3.0.1 plug-in for Microsoft Office and Windows and install all components of the Connections 4.5 plug-in: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER To disable Windows Explorer features of the Connections 3.0 or 3.0.1 plug-in and install the Windows Explorer feature of Connections 4.5 plug-in: ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet ADDLOCAL=WindowsExplorer DSB_MS30X_EXPLORER
-smartCloudProfile	If we are using this plug-in with IBM SmartCloud rather than with Connections, we can run the installation command from a command line and specify a parameter that loads a profile which will change some of the branding in the user interface from IBM Connections to IBM SmartCloud. ConnectionsMSDeskTop.exe /install /quiet -smartCloudProfile If we install with this profile, IBM SmartCloud displays instead of Connections in the Microsoft Office ribbon, in the navigation pane for Windows Explorer, and in context menus.