Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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Emulex Drivers for Windows User Manual

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Appendix D. AutoPilot Installer Command Line and Configuration File Parameters

AutoPilot Installer Syntax

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Note: ForceDriverUpdate applies to unattended installations only; in interactive

installations this parameter is ignored. Instead you are asked if the driver

should be updated.

ForceRegUpdate (Forcing an Update of an Existing Driver
Parameter Value)

Default: False
The ForceRegUpdate driver parameter setting determines whether existing driver

parameters are retained or changed when you update the driver. By default, all existing

driver parameter settings are retained. The ForceRegUpdate parameter does not affect

any existing persistent bindings. To set up an installation to remove the existing driver

parameters from the registry and replace them with parameters specified in the

AutoPilot Configuration file, set this parameter to true.

Note: You can use this setting for attended installations with the AutoPilot Installer

wizard if you modify the AutoPilot Configuration file in an AutoPilot Installer

Kit.

LocalDriverLocation (Specifying Location to Search for Drivers)

Default: Drivers (The default “Drivers” folder is located in the same folder as AutoPilot

Installer.)
You can specify a local location that is to be searched for drivers during unattended

installations. The location may be a local hard drive or a network share. Removable

media are not searched.
Example:

LocalDriverLocation = "d:\drivers\new\Storport"

Note: On x64 and 32-bit systems, the path specified by 'LocalDriverLocation' must

contain at least one instance of an FC, FCoE, iSCSI, and NIC driver. AutoPilot

Installer automatically selects the most recent revisions that it finds.

NoSoftwareFirstInstalls (Prohibiting Software First Installations)

Default: False
When this parameter is set to true, AutoPilot Installer prevents unattended installations

from performing software-first installations. This way you can execute an automated

installation on multiple machines in your network, but only machines with Emulex

adapters actually have Emulex drivers updated or installed.
If this parameter is omitted from the configuration file or explicitly set to true, the page

is not displayed. AutoPilot Installer uses configuration file parameters to determine the

appropriate management mode.

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