Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 566)

Emulex Drivers for Windows User Manual P010077-01A Rev. A
2. Installation
AutoPilot Installer
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Text-only installation – Text-based installation mode is used automatically
when AutoPilot Installer is run on a Server Core system.
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Network installation – You can place the driver kit installers on a shared
network drive and install them across your LAN. Network-based installation is
often used in conjunction with unattended installation and scripting. This
allows you to configure and install the same driver version on all the hosts in a
SAN.
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Unattended installation – You can run the driver kit and AutoPilot Installer
with no user interaction from a command line or script. Unattended installation
works for both hardware-first and software-first installations and all driver kits.
An unattended installation operates in silent mode (also referred to as quiet
mode) and creates an extensive report file with installation status.
Note: Complete driver and utilities documentation may be downloaded from the
Emulex website (www.emulex.com). Click Downloads at the top of the web
page and navigate by clicking the appropriate links.
Starting Installers from a Command Prompt or Script
When a driver kit or AutoPilot Installer is run from a command prompt or command
script (batch file), the Windows command processor does not wait for the installer to
run to completion. As a result, you cannot check the exit code of the installer before the
next command is executed. Emulex recommends that for command line invocation,
always use the “start” command with the “/wait” option. This causes the command
processor to wait for the installer to finish before it continues.
For more information on command line installation and configuration parameters, see
appendix D., “AutoPilot Installer Command Line and Configuration File Parameters,”
on page 726.
Running a Software Installation Interactively
There are two options when performing an installation interactively. These options
assume you have already downloaded the driver kit from the Emulex website.
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Option 1 allows you to automatically run the AutoPilot Installer, which
completes the driver kit loading and AutoPilot installation with a few mouse
clicks.
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Option 2 allows you to run the AutoPilot Installer separately. This option is
recommended when:
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Changing installation settings for a limited number of systems.
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Familiarizing yourself with AutoPilot Installer configuration options.