The following command line options can be used to install/uninstall the Windows client. These can be used for individual installations or by network administrators to create group policies for installation (see Installation using a group policy).
The Windows command is msiexec. This is then followed be a number of command options and values those options.
Several options require the name of the Avaya Workplace Client installation file. Enclose the file name in "" quotation marks. The file name varies depending on the version. For example: "Avaya Workplace Setup 3.20.1.10.2.msi"
Multiple command options can be combined. For example, msiexec/i "Avaya Workplace Setup 3.20.1.10.2.msi" /qn OP=0 specifies an installation with no display (silent install) and the Outlook plug install disabled.
Command Options
The following are examples of the options and values that can be used with the msiexec command for Windows Avaya Workplace Client installation:
Purpose
Command Line Option and Values
Install
/i "<installer msi file>"
Use the .msi file to perform an installation of the client. For example:
msiexec /i "Avaya Workplace Setup.msi"
Silent process
/qn
Run the command process with no user interface. This option is only supported when execusted with administrator privileges.
For example, for a silent installation:
msiexec /i "Avaya Workplace Setup.msi" /qn
Automatic configuration
AUTOCONFIG="<URL of config file>"
Automatically apply the settings from the specified configuration file. This option is not supported for Avaya Cloud Services installations.
Uninstall
/x "<installer msi file>"
Use the .msi file to run an uninstall of the current client. For example:
msiexec /x "Avaya Workplace Setup.msi"
Installer help
/?
Display general help for the msiexec command. For example:
msiexec /?
Log install
/l<path for install log files>
Log the process to log files. The /l option is followed by a number of values that specify what outputs to include in the log.
In the example below, the * elements indicates log everything (except verbose log outputs), the v element indicates include verbose log outputs.
