Installing Zerto Virtual Replication : Performing a Silent Installation
  
Performing a Silent Installation
You can perform a silent installation of Zerto Virtual Replication, by running the installation executable in a script with the -s option.
<installation>.exe [-s] [-uninstall] [-l <logfile>] [[PROPERTY=VALUE] ...]
Where:
uninstall
Runs the uninstall procedure.
l <logfile>
Writes log entries to the specified file.
s
Runs the installation, uninstall, repair or upgrade silently.
If Zerto Virtual Replication does not exist on the machine, an installation is performed.
If the same version of Zerto Virtual Replication exists on the machine, a repair is performed.
If a previous version of Zerto Virtual Replication exists on the machine, an upgrade is performed.
PROPERY=VALUE
Sets the property PROPERTY to VALUE. The PROPERTY can be any of the following:
 
Property
Description
Mandatory
ScvmmDomain
The domain name for an administrator.
Yes
ScvmmHost
The host name of the machine on which Zerto Virtual Replication is installed.
Yes
ScvmmPassword
A valid password for the given user name.
Yes
ScvmmUsername
The user name for an administrator.
Yes
AutoRestart
When running on Windows 2012 platforms, you might need to restart the computer to complete the installation.
To automatically restart the computer after the installation, set this value to 1.
No
DBType
Embedded database (default)
- or -
External Microsoft SQL Server
Value: DBType=sqlserver
No
IsWindowsAuthentication
Use Windows authentication.
No
ServiceAccount
The user account to run the Zerto Virtual Manager service.
Default value: '.\LocalSystem'
No
ServicePassword
The password to use to run the service under the specified account.
No
SiteCertificatePassword
The default is taken from Zerto.
No
SiteContactEmail
The email address to contact if a need arises.
No
SiteContactInfo
The name of the person to contact if a need arises.
No
SiteContactPhone
The phone number to contact if a need arises.
No
SiteHttpPort
The port used for inbound communication between the Zerto Virtual Manager and Zerto internal APIs, Cmdlets and a VSS Agent.
Default value: 9080
No
SiteHttpsPort
The port used for inbound communication between the Zerto User Interface and the Zerto Virtual Manager.
Default value: 9669
No
SiteIpAddress
The IP address, or host name of the machine where SCVMM runs.
No
SiteKeepPreviousIdentifier
Default value: true
No
SiteLocation
Information to identify the site location.
No
SiteName
A name to identify the site. This name is displayed in the Zerto User Interface.
No
SiteTcpPort
The port used for communication between Zerto Virtual Managers.
Default value: 9081
No
SiteTcpPortVba
The port used for communication between the Zerto Virtual Manager and the Virtual Backup Appliance.
Default value: 9180
No
SqlPassword
A valid password for the given user name.
No
SqlServerName
The domain name and server instance to connect to, with the format: domain\instance
No
SqlUserName
The user name for the SQL Server database.
No
The following is an example command line to run a silent installation:
"Zerto Virtual Replication Hyperv Installer.exe" -s ScvmmHost=199.10.10.20 ScvmmDomain=MyDomain ScvmmUsername=Administrator ScvmmPassword=mypassword SiteName=site1_199.10.10.20