INFO: New Parameter Options for Service Pack Setup (158977)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 2 and later
This article was previously published under Q158977 SUMMARY
Two new command line options have been added to Setup.exe for SQL Server
6.5 Service Pack 2. The /t parameter for Setup.exe is used for the
following options (examples are included in the More Information section
below):
/t Password = <value>
/t ForceReboot = <any non-blank value>
MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: All syntax examples below must be typed in exactly as shown,
including spaces and case sensitivity. Setup.exe can be run with these
options from a Windows NT command prompt, or from an application that can
launch programs (such as File Manager or the Run command on the Start menu
of Windows NT 4.0).
Password Option
setup.exe /t Password = Integrated
Setup will use a forced integrated connection and will not ask for a
password. A forced integrated connection will only work properly if you are
using the named pipes or multiprotocol network library. The keyword
Integrated is specific to spelling and case.
setup.exe /t Password = Null
Setup will use "" for a password with Standard security, assuming the sytem
administrator (SA) login. The keyword Null is specific to spelling and case.
setup.exe /t Password = <value>
Setup will use <value> as the password, assuming the SA login. If a <value>
of "Integrated" or "Null" is used, then the preceding rules above apply. If
the password provided is not valid, Setup will also prompt for a password.
If a password option was specified and accepted as correct, Setup will
terminate automatically when it is completed. The user will not be notified
on the screen that it has been completed. If prompted for a password
because of the above conditions, a completion dialog box that requires user
input will be displayed.
ForceReboot Option
setup.exe /t ForceReboot = <any non-blank value>
Setup will reboot the computer at completion of the service pack update, if
the update was successful.
Examples
setup.exe /t ForceReboot = True
It is possible to use more than one parameter option when running
Setup.exe, but each option must be preceded by "/t" (without the quotes),
as shown in the following example:
setup.exe /t ForceReboot = True /t Password = Integrated
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/22/2005 |
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