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This page provides information on setting up Chaos Vantage through a silent installation and removing it through a silent uninstallation.

Overview

A silent installation allows you to complete Chaos Vantage installation without user input during the process using a predefined set of options. To set up a silent installation, you need to perform two steps: creating an .xml file and running the installer.

You can remove Chaos Vantage from your machine similarly through a silent uninstall.

Installer Arguments

You can run the installation file from command prompt with the following arguments:

-help	Prints available arguments for the installer executable.
-configFile	Specifies path to an installation configuration file.
-gui	Specifies if a Graphic User Interface or a command line one will be used during installation: 0 – No Graphic User Interface is visible, installation is in command line. 1 – Installation is with a Graphic User Interface.
-debug	Specifies the level of debug logging by the installer. Defaults to 0 and assumes a value of 1 if argument is provided with no value.
-auto	Specifies if the installation is automatic with default settings and forces the -quiet argument.
-quiet	Specifies whether the automatic installation is without user input. Defaults to 1. 0 – Installation requires user input and asks for a confirmation of each variable before proceeding. It also prints log in the console. 1 – Installation is without user input. EULA is accepted automatically.
-backup	Specifies whether the installer performs backup on previous installation. 0 – Previous installation is not backed up. 1 – Previous installation is backed up.

Creating the .xml file

Run the installation file from the command prompt with the -gui=0 argument.

e.g. vantage_1.6.2.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 creates a file named config.xml in the folder of the installation file.

Running the installer

In the second step, you run the installer with the following command:

vantage_1.6.2.exe -gui=0 -configFile="xml_file.xml" -quiet=1 -auto

Configuration File

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

Example installer config XML file: ChaosVantageSilentInstall.xml

<DefValues>
 <Value Name="DESKTOP_SHORTCUT" DataType="value">1</Value>
 <Value Name="REGISTRY_PROG_ID" DataType="value">Chaos.Vantage</Value>
 <Value Name="STDROOT" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\Vantage</Value>
 <Value Name="REMOTE_LICENSE" DataType="value">0</Value>
 <Value Name="DESKTOP_PATH" DataType="value">C:\Users\USER_NAME\Desktop</Value>
 <Value Name="REVERT_INSTALL" DataType="value">1</Value>
 <Value Name="ASSOCIATE_VANTAGE" DataType="value">1</Value>
 <Value Name="FIREWALL_EXCEPTION" DataType="value">1</Value>
 <Value Name="INSTALL_TYPE" DataType="value">0</Value>
 <Value Name="PROGRAMFILES" DataType="value">C:\Program Files</Value>
 <Value Name="APPDATALOCAL" DataType="value">C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local</Value>
 <Value Name="INSTALL_CGLS" DataType="value">1</Value>
 <Value Name="REVERT_UNINSTALL" DataType="value">0</Value>
 <Value Name="STARTMENUPROG" DataType="value">C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs</Value>
 <Value Name="COMMONFILES" DataType="value">C:\Program Files\Common Files</Value>
 <Value Name="SEND_USER_FEEDBACK" DataType="value">1</Value>
 <LicServer>
  <Host>127.0.0.1</Host>
  <Port>30304</Port>
  <Host1></Host1>
  <Port1>30304</Port1>
  <Host2></Host2>
  <Port2>30304</Port2>
  <User></User>
 </LicServer>
</DefValues>

Please note that USER_NAME is specific for the currently logged user.

Below is a description of the common variables that can be defined in the .xml file:

DESKTOP_SHORTCUT	Specifies whether a desktop shortcut for Chaos Vantage is created: 0 - No desktopr shortcut for Chaos Vantage is created. 1 - Creates a desktop shortcut for Chaos Vantage.
REGISTRY_PROG_ID	Specifies how Chaos Vantage is added in the windows registry. Default is Chaos.Vantage.
STDROOT	Specifies the installation folder for Chaos Vantage. Default location is C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\Vantage.
REMOTE_LICENSE	Specifies whether the Chaos license server runs locally or on another machine: 0 - The license server runs locally on the same machine. 1 - The server is on a different machine in the network.
DESKTOP_PATH	Specifies the desktop folder path where the desktop shortcut of Chaos Vantage is generated. Default location is C:\Users\USER_NAME\Desktop.
REVERT_INSTALL	Specifies whether the installation is reverted and copied files are deleted if errors occur that prevent the install process to continue: 0 - Copied files are not deleted if errors occur. 1 - Copied files are deleted if errors occur.
ASSOCIATE_VANTAGE	Specifies whether .vantage files are assosiated and opened from the windows explorer with Chaos Vantage: 0 - .vantage files are not assosiated and cannot be opened from the windows explorer with Chaos Vantage. 1 - .vantage files are assosiated and can be opened from the windows explorer with Chaos Vantage.
FIREWALL_EXCEPTION	Specifies whether to add a Firewall Exception for the Chaos license server: 0 - Does not add a Firewall Exception for the Chaos license server. 1 - Adds a Firewall Exception for the Chaos license server.
INSTALL_TYPE	Specifies the installation type: 0 – Workstation.
PROGRAMFILES	Specifies the Program files folder location. Default location is C:\Program Files.
APPDATALOCAL	Specifies the local Application data folder location. Default location is C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local.
INSTALL_CGLS	Specifies whether to install the Chaos license server: 0 - Does not install Chaos license server. 1 - Installs the Chaos license server.
REVERT_UNINSTALL	Specifies whether the uninstall is reverted and installed files are not deleted if errors occur that prevent the uninstall process to continue: 0 - Installed files are deleted if errors occur. 1 - Installed files are not deleted if errors occur.
STARTMENUPROG	Specifies the Start menu programs folder location. Default location is C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
COMMONFILES	Specifies the windows' Common files folder location. Default location is C:\Program Files\Common Files.
SEND_USER_FEEDBACK	Controls whether the user feedback system will be used: 0 – Disables user feedback system. 1 – Enables user feedback system.
<LicServer>	This section specifies the client license settings.
<Host>IP_Address</Host>	Primary license server's IP Address.
<Host1>IP_Address</Host1>	Alternate license server's 1 IP Address.
<Host1>IP_Address</Host2>	Alternate license server's 2 IP Address.