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 in the table below.
 
NOTE:
VRA upgrade is enabled by default during the upgrade (-ShouldUpgradeVra=True).
To disable the VRA upgrade when running the silent installation, enter the following example command:
<installation>.exe [-s] [-upgrade] [-l bundle.log -ShouldUpgradeVra=False]
 
 
Property
Description
Mandatory
VCenterHostName
The host name of the machine on which Zerto Virtual Replication is installed.
Yes
VCenterPassword
A valid password for the given user name.
Yes
VCenterUserName
The user name for an administrator to vCD.
Yes
AmqpPassword
The password to access AMQP.
No
AmqpUserName
The username to access AMQP.
No
AutoRestart
When running on Windows 2012 platforms a restart to the computer might be required to complete the installation. Set this value to 1 to automatically restart the computer after the installation, if it is required.
No
DBType
Either the default embedded database, DBType=ssce, or a Microsoft SQL Server, DBType=sqlserver. Default is to use the embedded database.
No
IsWindowsAuthentication
Use Windows authentication.
No
ServiceAccount
The user account to run the Zerto Virtual Manager service. Default = '.\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
SiteExternalIP
The IP address used by vCenter Server get the Zerto UI plug-in to incorporate in the vCenter UI.
No
SiteHttpPort
The port used for inbound communication between the Zerto Virtual Manager and Zerto internal APIs, and Cmdlets. Default is 9080.
No
SiteHttpsPort
The port used for inbound communication between the Zerto User Interface and the Zerto Virtual Manager. Default is 9669.
No
SiteIpAddress
The IP address or host name of the machine where the vCenter Server runs.
No
SiteExternalIp
The IP address used by vCenter Server to get the Zerto User Interface plug-in to incorporate in the vCenter UI.
 
SiteKeepPreviousIdentifier
The default is 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 is 9081.
No
SiteTcpPortVba
The port used for communication between the Zerto Virtual Manager and the Virtual Backup Appliance. Default is 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
VcdHost
The IP address or host name of the machine where vCD runs. When connecting to vCD with multiple cells, enter the virtual IP for the network load balancing used by the cells.
No
VcdPassword
The password to access vCloud Director.
No
VcdUserName
The username to access vCloud Director.
No
The following is an example command line to run a silent installation:
"Zerto Virtual Replication VMware Installer.exe" -s vCenterHostName=199.10.10.20 vCenterUserName=Administrator vCenterPassword=mypassword