K2 blackpearl Product Documentation: Installation and Configuration Guide
Setup Options

Get a list of Setup.exe Options

Run setup.exe /? to determine all command line options

Output:

Print the following text to the Console Output:

Usage
setup.exe

[/systemkey:"{path}" | /output:"{filename}" |

/? | /install:"{filename}" /loglevel:{loglevel} |

/upgrade:"{filename}" | /config:"{filename}" |

/configcomps:{components} |

/var:"{varname}={varvalue}" |

/remove | /analyze | /noui | /noval]

Options
/systemkey Print the System Key for this server to the console.
/output Generate an XML Configuration File after gathering info.
/install Run the silent installer with the specified XML file.
/loglevel Specify the Log Level to be used (Optional).
/upgrade Run the silent installer with the specified XML file.
/config Configure an existing installation.
/configcomps Configure specified components.
/var Override a configuration variable during installation.
/remove Remove an existing installation.
/analyze Analyze an existing installation to see if it is valid.
/noui Hides the user interface (Console Output screen).
/noval

Strips validation from the Next button on 3 installer panels: CRM, Exchange & SmartActions. This means that no validation will take place when the Next button is clicked.

Note that the Test button on those panels will still perform validation. This action is also logged for troubleshooting purposes.

Parameters
path The path to the folder where K2 will be installed.
filename The filename (and path) to the XML file that will contain the installation configuration.
components

Comma separated list of components to configure.

This is not silent but will bring up the configuration wizard for the selected components.

Setup.exe /configcomps:SERVER

Possible component names to use  for the /configcomps command:
SERVER                - K2 blackpearl Server
WORKSPACE        - K2 Workspace config
MOSS                    - K2 for SharePoint config
WEBDESIGNER     - K2 Designer for SharePoint
STUDIO                  - K2 for Visual Studio config
K2STUDIO              - K2 Studio

loglevel The log level to be used for the installation log.

1 – Verbose Logging

2 – Information, Warning and Errors

3 – Warning and Errors Only (Default)

4 – Errors Only

varname Configuration variable name to override during installation.
varvalue Value to set the specified configuration variable to during installation.

Examples
setup.exe /? Will open this Console Output screen.
setup.exe /output:MyConfig.xml Launch the Setup wizard and output the settings to ‘MyConfig.xml’ file.
setup.exe /systemkey:”C:\Program Files\K2 blackpearl” Output the System Key to the Console.

 

 


K2 blackpearl Product Documentation: Installation and Configuration Guide 4.6.10