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Setting up a server install

1. Download XSI and then use WinZip or WinRar to extract the contents of the downloaded exe to a shared location on your network.

   You should end up with a folder containing the XSI setup files as shipped on a DVD:

   12/20/2006  11:19 AM         1,094,308 data1.cab
   12/20/2006  11:20 AM         1,049,365 data1.hdr
   12/20/2006  11:20 AM       365,871,519 data2.cab
   12/19/2006  11:15 PM        23,510,720 dotnetfx.exe
   12/20/2006  11:18 AM           552,214 ISSetup.dll
   12/20/2006  11:20 AM               596 layout.bin
   12/20/2006  11:15 AM        10,253,471 msivc8rt.exe
   12/20/2006  11:15 AM         1,999,196 setup.bmp
   05/24/2006  12:10 PM           455,600 setup.exe
   12/20/2006  11:21 AM               520 setup.ini
   12/20/2006  12:50 PM           449,228 setup.inx
   12/19/2006  11:46 PM               313 Setup.iss
   12/19/2006  11:10 PM           225,280 sisetup.exe
   12/19/2006  11:46 PM               863 SiteDeploy.ini
   12/19/2006  11:10 PM           241,751 TestSID.exe
   05/17/2006  11:21 AM           164,784 _Setup.dll
   

2. Make a backup copy of the original SiteDeploy.ini

3. Edit SiteDeploy.ini to specify the install options for your site (for example, you'll want to specify the name of your SPM license server). Here's the default SiteDeploy.ini:

   [Setup]
   ; TYPE can be either Custom or Foundation.
   Type=Custom
   ; Destination folder
   InstallPath=c:\Softimage
   
   [Custom]
   InstallSoftware=TRUE
   InstallDIO=FALSE
   
   [SPM]
   ; Port used by the license server.
   Port=7050
   ; List of license servers separated by a ;.
   Servers=spmhost0
   
   [MentalRaySat]
   ; Configure Satellite distributed rendering. Ignored for foundation Setup Type.
   InstallService=TRUE
   Port=7005
   
   [MentalRaySdr]
   ; Configure Standalone ray as distributed rendering. Ignored for foundation Setup Type.
   InstallService=FALSE
   Port=7006
   
   [LocalLicenseServer]
   ; Install the license server files locally if TRUE. Ignored for Foundation.
   InstallFiles=FALSE
   ; Create a Windows service (InstallFiles must be TRUE). Ignored for Foundation.
   ConfigureService=FALSE
   
   [Miscellaneous]
   ; Check for IE if set to YES
   CheckForInternetExplorer=FALSE
   

4. Run sisetup.exe –profile:<path>\SiteDeploy.ini. For example:

   \\tamu\setup_XSI_6.0_windows32\sisetup.exe -profile:\\tamu\setup_XSI_6.0_windows32\SiteDeploy.ini -noreboot

   Note that the path to the SiteDeploy.ini file must not contain spaces.

sisetup.exe Usage

sisetup.exe [ -installpath:path_name ] [ -noreboot ]
sisetup.exe [ -profile:filepath_name ] [ -installpath:path_name ] [ -noreboot ]
sisetup.exe [ -uninstall ] [ -noreboot ]

Options :
        [ -profile:filepath_name ] : specifies the profile file to use for silent install.
        [ -noreboot ] : prevents setup from rebooting the machine at the end of the installation.
        [ -installpath:path_name ] : specifies setup where to install the application (overwrite profile).
        [ -uninstall ] : forces setup to uninstall the application. No questions asked.
        [ -help ] : displays this help.