How to Install a Data Insight Windows Agent in Silent Mode

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To install the Data Insight WinNAS agent silently you will need the following:

Copy of the WinNAS installer
Copy of WinNAS.varfile with options configured
Copy of Register.conf with options configured
Copy of \data\keys\commd.keystore from the MS

Here is an example of the WinNAS.varfile file. The options in need to be modified accordingly.
Note: Do not modify additional settings without consulting Veritas Technical Support.

# Installation and Registration Varfile
#
matrix.upgrade$Boolean=false
sys.installationDir=
# e.g. D\:\\Program Files\\veritas\\DataInsight

matrix.install.mode=worker
matrix.worker.isindexer$Boolean=false

matrix.worker.iscollector$Boolean=true
matrix.worker.iswinnas$Boolean=true
matrix.datadir=
# e.g. E\:\\DataInsight\\data

# worker.name property will be name of WinNAS server
matrix.worker.name=
matrix.commd.port$Long=
#Default is 8383
matrix.queryd.port$Long=
#Default is 8282
matrix.enable.drwatson$Boolean=true
matrix.launch.register$Boolean=false
matrix.launch.console$Boolean=false

#sys.programGroup.name=Veritas Data Insight
#sys.service.selected.114$Boolean=true
#sys.languageId=en
#sys.programGroup.linkDir=/usr/local/bin
#sys.service.startupType.1393=auto
#sys.programGroup.enabled$Boolean=true
#sys.service.selected.1393$Boolean=true
#sys.service.startupType.114=auto
#sys.programGroup.allUsers$Boolean=true

## Registration properties:
matrix.register.node.during.install$Boolean=true

# matrix.register.node.varfile can be the path of the varfile to refer to
matrix.register.node.varfile=
# e.g. C\:\\Temp\\DataInsight\\winnas.varfile

# For WinNAS server
matrix.console.name= :
# e.g DICollector1.win.local:8383
matrix.ms.keystore=
# e.g. C\:\\Temp\\DataInsight\\commd.keystore
matrix.shortcuts$Boolean= false
matrix.worker.startServices$Boolean=true
matrix.launch.configure.winnas.filer$Boolean=false
matrix.launch.console$Boolean=false
#
# End of Var file contents

Example of the Register.conf file. The options in need to be modified accordingly.
Note: Do not modify additional settings without consulting Veritas Technical Support.

filer.id=
filer.name=
# e.g. WinNAS123.domain.com
filer.type=WINNAS
filer.scanNewSharesImmediately$Boolean=
# true or false depending on the needs.
filer.monitorAllShares$Boolean=
# true or false
filer.excludeShares=*$
filer.winnas.clustered$Boolean=
# true or false
filer.winnas.with.agent=true
filer.indexer.name=
# e.g. =DIIndexer.domain.com
filer.collector.name=

To being installation perform the following:

Copy all 4 files to the filer to be installed. Alternately, they can be placed on a network share with a path mapped to the filer. For this example, the path will be C:\Temp\DataInsight as the folder containing the files.
Open a command window with Administrative permissions and navigate to the directory containing the files.
Run the following command to install and register the filer in DI:

Syntax:

 -q -varfile

Example:

Veritas_DataInsight_windows_winnas_4_5_0_4800_x64.exe -q -varfile C:\Temp\DataInsight\winnas.varfile

Once the previous command completes, open a second command window with Administrative permissions and navigate to \DataInsight\bin
Use configcli.exe to configure the filer in DI:
Confirm the filer is communicating the DI Master Server via the user interface in Settings > Filers.

For confirmation, review the \DataInsight\.install4j\installation.log file.

Syntax:

configcli.exe register_filer

Example:

configcli.exe register_filer C:\Temp\DataInsight\register.conf

Issue/Introduction

This article discusses how to use a response file (Varfile) to install an agent on Windows filer.

Attachments

register.conf get_app

winnas.varfile get_app

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