Dell iDRAC Service Module 5.0.1.0 User’s Guide

Silent installation of iDRAC Service Module on Microsoft Windows operating systems

You can install iDRAC Service Module (iSM) using silent installation without an interactive console.
  • To install iSM using silent installation, type the following command at the command prompt:
    msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi /qn
  • To generate the install log files, type the following command:
    msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi /L*V <logname with the path>
  • To replicate the Lifecycle Controller logs in an existing group or a custom folder, type the following command:
    msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi CP_LCLOG_VIEW=“<existing group name or custom folder name>”
  • To install the following feature using silent installation, type the following command:
    msiexec /i <location of the installer file>/iDRACSvcMod.msi /qn ADDLOCAL=<xxxx>
    NOTE <XXXX> can be any feature that is mentioned in the following table. To install more than one feature, use a comma. For example: msiexec /i <location of the installer file>/iDRACSvcMod.msi /qn ADDLOCAL=IBIA2, SupportAssist, SM
    Table 1. Parameters and Features
    Parameters Features
    OSInfo Operating system information
    Watchdog Automatic system recovery
    LCLog Lifecycle log replication
    IBIA2 iDRAC access via host operating system
    WMIPOP Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers
    iDRACHardReset iDRAC hard reset
    SupportAssist SupportAssist
    iDRAC_GUI_Launcher iDRAC UI launcher
    FullPowerCycle Full power cycle
    SDSEventCorrelation SDS event correlation
    SM S.M.A.R.T monitoring
    OmsaSNMPTraps SNMP OMSA traps
    SWRAID Software RAID
  • To install WS-Man, type the following command:
    msiexec.exe /i iDRACSvcMod.msi ADDLOCAL="WSMAN_Enablement" CP_SELF_SIGN_CERT="2" CP_WSMAN_PORT="1234" CP_CERTIFICATE="1" CP_NEGOTIATE="1" /qn
  • To view the UI in the supported languages, type the following command:
    msiexec /i iDRACSvcMod.msi TRANSFORMS=<locale number>.mst
    The following table provides the list of locale numbers:
    Table 2. Locale number and their supported languagesThe following table provides information about the locale number and the corresponding language.
    Locale number Language
    1031 German
    1033 English (US)
    1034 Spanish
    1036 French
    1041 Japanese
    2052 Simplified Chinese

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