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Title:	POLYCENTER AssetWORKS + Microsoft Systems Management Server
Notice:	See note 937.1 for kit access information access
Moderator:	RDVAX::LEVYD

Created:	Wed Feb 23 1994
Last Modified:	Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	977
Total number of notes:	3989

949.0. "SMS unattended installs" by 9113::ABBOTT () Wed Feb 12 1997 15:47

    I am working with a customer who wants to use SMS for unattended
    installs on WindowsNT Workstations systems.  They have downloaded and
    are using the PCM service.  The dilemma they are facing is that none
    of the third party software they want to install have unattended 
    setup options.  They would like to know:
    
    1.) Are there any ways to workaround this dilemma, or are they stuck
    with the fact that without third party support they can't do 
    unattended installs and
    
    2.) Does anyone have experience with a large customer environment and
    how have they worked around this issue (could they perhaps use them
    as a reference site).
    
    Thanks for any inputs
    Keith

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
949.1		BHAJEE::JAERVINEN	Ora, the Old Rural Amateur	`Thu Feb 13 1997 04:04`	6
	I don't have many answers,but a question: have you actually gor the PCM service to run? I haven't... the PCM application works fine, and I now have the service running on a machine, but nothing happens. Maybe you can use MS-Test scripts to install in background?
949.2	Customer says it works	9113::ABBOTT		`Thu Feb 13 1997 12:47`	9
	I haven't been doing the hands on, I know the customer had some problems getting the PCM service to run. My understanding was that they were having problems with the normal PCM grabbing the packages rather than the service, but they say they have that resolved. Now they get an error status as would be expected if the setup routine tries to popup a window from a background service (at least I'm assuming that is the problem). Keith
949.3		BHAJEE::JAERVINEN	Ora, the Old Rural Amateur	`Mon Feb 17 1997 05:07`	7
	Well, I got mine working too... There's a new version of the normal PCM in the same package with the service version. You either have to make sure the old one isn't running, or use the new one - otherwise, the service won't get any packages.