Command Line Installation
Copy the release package to the web server. Start a command line console (cmd.exe) window in administrator mode.
Run msiexec with the name of the Skills ManagementSetup_v4.1.0.msi to begin the installation, e.g.:
msiexec /i Skills ManagementSetup.msi
Ensure that the “Skills ManagementSetup.msi” value is modified to match
Additional parameters can also be used to provide values for variables required by the installer. The following table provides information about these additional parameters.
| Parameter | Default value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICESFOLDER | x:\SLS\Websites\Services | The folder in which the services will be installed. |
| SERVICESVIRTUALDIR | Services | The virtual directory that will be created in IIS that points to the services folder. |
| PORTALFOLDER | x:\SLS\Websites\Portal | The folder in which the Portal website will be created. |
| PORTALVIRTUALDIR | Portal | The virtual directory that will be created in IIS that points to the Portal folder. |
| PERFDNAFOLDER | x:\SLS\Websites\performancedna | The folder in which the Performance DNA website will be created. |
| PERFDNAVIRTUALDIR | performancdna | The virtual directory that will be created in IIS that points to the Performance DNA folder. |
| LOGINFOLDER | X:\SLS\Websites\Login | The folder in which the Login website will be created. |
| LOGINVIRTUALDIR | Login | The virtual directory that will be created in IIS that points to the Login folder. |
| MISCFOLDER | x:\SLS\ | The folder in which the Reports, Logs and QMedia folders will be created. |
| DBSERVER | . | The database server name to use for configuration and installation of databases. |
| TRAINING MANAGERDB | Training Manager | The name for the Training Manager database |
| REPORTSDB | Skills ManagementReports | The name for the Reporting database |
| PERFDNADB | PerformanceDNA | The name for the Performance DNA database |
| DNADB | DNA | The name of the DNA database |
| DBAUTH | SQL | The authentication method to use in the connection strings created in the various service / website configuration files. Can be either SQL or WIN (SQL Server authentication or Windows authentication). |
| DBUSER | The user to create in SQL Server, and the user to use in connection strings if the selected DB authentication method is SQL. | |
| DBPASSWORD | The password to use for the DBUser, if DB authentication is SQL. | |
| DBINSTALLAUTH | WIN | The authentication method to use whilst installing the database. As per DBAUTH. |
| DBUNINSTALLAUTH | WIN | (Uninstall only) The authentication method to use whilst uninstalling the database. As per DBAUTH. |
| DBINSTALLUSER | If the install/uninstall authentication mode is SQL, this is the username used to install the database. | |
| DBINSTALLPASSWORD | If the install authentication mode is SQL, this is the password used to install the database. | |
| SITEHOSTNAME | localhost | The site name that the services will be registered against in the config files, and the hostname used when showing the post-install page. |
| SERVICEALLOWANON | Yes |
Yes if the services should be configured to run under anonymous access, anything else if the services should be configured to use Windows Authentication. Note that the Yes is case-sensitive. |
| USEHTTPS |
Yes if the websites and services should be configured to run under HTTPS, anything else if the services should be configured to use HTTP. Note that the Yes is case-sensitive. | |
| REMOVEDBS |
(Uninstall only) Yes if the databases should be removed by the installer. Anything other than Yes will mean the databases are left as they are. Note that the Yes is case-sensitive. | |
| REMOVEUSER |
(Uninstall only) Yes if the SQL server user should be removed by the installer (only has any effect if REMOVEDBS is also Yes). Anything other than Yes will mean the users are left as they are. Note that the Yes is case-sensitive. | |
| STSENABLED |
Set this property to Yes if you want to enable AD authentication via the STS service. Note that the Yes is case-sensitive. | |
| STSCERTTHUMBPRINT | Set this property to the certificate thumbprint of the certificate that you want to use. This should be a single string with no spaces. Also, ensure that you delete the invisible character at the beginning of the string if you copy and paste it from the certificate properties. | |
| TENANTADMINLOGIN | Set this property to the tenant administration administrator username. | |
| TENANTADMINPASSWORD | Set this property to the tenant administration password. |
Additional options
Logging
To get a complete log of all output from the install, you should include:
/l*v logFileName.txt
UI visibility
/q – don’t show the user interface
/passive – shows a basic progress bar
Advanced installation
This installation specifies a value for all the properties. No user interface will be displayed and all installer steps are logged to log.txt.
msiexec /i Skills ManagementSetup.msi
PERFDNAVIRTUALDIR="performancedna" PORTALVIRTUALDIR="trainingmanagerportal" LOGINVIRTUALDIR"Login" SERVICESVIRTUALDIR="services" PLANNERDB="TrainingManager" PERFDNADB="PerformanceDNA" REPORTSDB="PerformanceDNAReports" DNADB="DNA" MISCFOLDER="C:\Genesys\Misc" PORTALFOLDER="C:\Genesys\Websites\Portal" PERFDNAFOLDER="C:\Genesys\Websites\PerformanceDNA" LOGINFOLDER="C:\Genesys\Websites\Login SERVICESFOLDER="C:\Genesys\Websites\Services" DBUSER="pdnauser" DBPASSWORD="pdn4u53r" DBSERVER="localhost" DBAUTH="SQL" DBINSTALLAUTH="SQL" DBINSTALLUSER="sa" DBINSTALLPASSWORD="sa" SITEHOSTNAME="www.blue.com" SERVICEALLOWANON="Yes" USEHTTPS="No" TENANTADMINLOGIN="admin" TENANTADMINPASSWORD="notpassword" STSENABLED="No" STSCERTTHUMBPRINT="" /q /l*v log.txt
If you’ve previously installed/upgraded the software via the automated setup application or command line program, ensure that you input the same command line settings when upgrading to a newer version.
If you require DNA, follow the steps to configure DNA from the Performance DNA v9.0.0.0 Manual Installation Guide.
If you require STS and/or the Notifications client, follow the steps in the Installing and configuring AD authentication via the SLS Secure Token Service and Notifications 1.0 Client v9.0.0.0 Installation Guide documents.
Check service credentials
Verify the credentials you entered were correct by checking the Services Administrative Tool. Locate the Skills Management Invoker Service in the list of services, and ensure it is running. If it is not, this may be because the service account was not given log on as a service rights.
If the service is not running and you are using a local computer account (rather than a domain account) you can double-click the service and correct the credentials in the Log On tab.
If you are using a domain account, ensure that it has the rights to log on as a service and refresh the local group policy by running gpupdate /force from an elevated command prompt.