MSIInstallProduct

Install MSI-based software

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Definition

Installs an MSI-based software.

Click the button to check the internal consistency and validity of the MSI-based software (with transforms). Ivanti DSM uses ICEs (Internal Consisteny Evaluators) to evaluate the MSI-based software.

Settings

Input

• MSI Package
  Path to the MSI-based software. You can use variables in the path specification.
• Installation
  Please specify how you want to install the MSI-based software (type of installation): User or  computer-related installation
• Advertisement
  Please select the advertisement mode.

Log Options

• Enable MSI logging
  Please specify if you want to activate the specific MSI logging.
• Level
  Please specify the detail level for logging.
  Possible values: NORMAL, DEBUG. Recommended: NORMAL
• Do not log command line parameters
  The command is not written to the log file. Use this option if you do not want the installation parameters to be read out.
• Parameter
  Parameters for the package execution. You can specify e.g. public property values here.

  Example:
  REBOOT=ReallySuppress
  Instead of a fixed value, you can also use any combination of DSM variables in the parameter line. This makes it possible to change values in transforms using variables at runtime.

  If a parameter value contains blanks, you need to enter the parameter value in inverted commas, for example: VAR1="No display"

• Exact verification with additional checks
  Performs additional, detailed tests to determine whether the MSI-based software has been correctly installed. Only this option ensures that the logging as a successful installation actually corresponds to the facts.

  Without this option, only the status provided by MSI returns. Experience has shown that this status sometimes suggests a successful installation, while the installation actually was not successful.

Transforms

You can add existing transforms to your MSI-based software or create new ones.
Parameters for transforms:

• Transform
  Transform file name
• Type
  - The transforms will be executed in descending order.
  - If you right-click a transform you can change its type.

The dialog buttons have the following functionality:

• Create
  Opens a dialog box where you need to specify a name for the new transform. Then, the MSI Transform Editor helps you create and insert a new transform.
• Edit
  Edit the selected transform in the MSI Transform Editor.
• Add
  Add a new transform. Select the transform file you need (.MST file).
• Remove
  Remove the selected transform.