Set up Silent Installation

This page provides information on installing V-Ray for Nuke through a silent installation.

Overview

A silent installation allows you to complete the V-Ray installation without user input during the process using a predefined set of options. To set up a silent installation follow the instructions below.

Windows

Run the installation file from the command prompt with the -gui=0  argument. You can also add the -auto flag to make the installation automatic with default settings. Note that this accepts both the EULA and the Privacy Policy.

vray_adv_50000_nukex_x64.exe -gui=0

Follow the instructions of the install and set-up the installation the way you want to have it on all machines This will create a file named config.xml in the folder of the installation file.

When you want to install V-Ray with the same configuration, you only need the config.xml file. Run the installer with the following command:

vray_adv_ 50000_nukex _x64.exe -gui=0 -configFile="xml_file.xml" -quiet=1

The -quiet=1 argument will cause the installer to read the variable values from the .xml file and do the installation without user input. It will also accept the EULA. If you do not specify the -quiet=1  option, the installer will ask for a confirmation of each variable before proceeding.

Linux  

To perform a silent install first run the installer with the “ -gui=0 ” argument. You can also add the -auto flag to make the installation automatic with default settings. Note that this accepts both the EULA and the Privacy Policy: 

$ sudo ./vray_adv_ 50000_nukex _linux_x64 -gui=0

Follow the instructions and set up the installation in the way you want it to be installed on all machines. Once the installation is complete, a file named config.xml is created in the folder from which the installation was run. You can now use this file to configure your silent install on other machines. To do that, run the installer with the following arguments:
-configFile="config.xml" -gui=0 -quiet=1 -ignoreErrors=1
$ sudo ./vray_adv_ 50000_nukex _linux_x64 -configFile="config.xml" -gui=0 -quiet=1 -ignoreErrors=1

Configuration File  

The config.xml file holds configuration information about the settings of the installation. Below is an example of such a config file.

<DefValues>
 	<Value Name="PROGRAMFILES" DataType="value">C:\Program Files</Value>
 	<Value Name="NUKEROOT" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Nuke9.0v1\</Value>
 	<Value Name="STDROOT" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\Nuke 9.0 for x64</Value>
 	<Value Name="PLUGINS" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Nuke9.0v1\plugins\vray</Value>
 	<Value Name="NUKE_PLUGINS" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nuke\9.0\plugins\vray</Value>
 	<Value Name="STARTMENUPROG" DataType="value">C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs</Value>
 	<Value Name="OPEN_CHANGELOG" DataType="value">0</Value>
 	<Value Name="REMOTE_LICENSE" DataType="value">0</Value>
 	<Value Name="REG_LIC_SERVER" DataType="value">1</Value>
 	<Value Name="FIREWALL_EXCEPTION" DataType="value">1</Value>
 	<Value Name="SHOULDUNINSTALL" DataType="value">1</Value>
 	<Value Name="REVERT_INSTALL" DataType="value">1</Value>
</DefValues>

Below is a description of the variables of the installer:

NUKEROOT

PLUGINS

NUKE_PLUGINS

OPEN_CHANGELOG

REMOTE_LICENSE

Notes