You can perform a silent installation of FME Server by running an installer from a Windows command line, and overriding any default installation properties to customize the installation.
To obtain the installer, see Obtain the Installer.
The following table lists the installation properties that you can set in advance, and their default values if left unset. These properties correspond to properties that can be adjusted in the user dialogs of a standard installation.
| Property | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FMESERVERHOSTNAME | The Computer Name on which the installer is running | Host name for this installation of FME Server. |
| INSTALLDIR | C:\Program Files\FMEServer or C:\apps\FMEServer |
The FME Server install directory. If you change this value the path must end in "\". For example, INSTALLDIR=C:\apps\FMEServer\ |
| INSTALLDISTRIBUTEDREPOSITORY | No | Whether the FME Server System Share is stored on a separate server and not on the Core machine. Allowed values are Yes and No (case-sensitive). |
| FMESERVERSHAREDDATA | [INSTALLDIR] | The path to the FME Server System Share directory. |
| ADMINUSERNAME | admin | The user name for the admin account. For more information, see Default User Accounts and Passwords. |
| ADMINUSERPASSWORD | admin | The password for the admin account. |
| ROOTDIR | [INSTALLDIR] | In a Distributed installation, the path to the root folder on the core machine. In an Engine-only installation, the path to the FME Server System Share directory. |
| DATABASETYPE | Default | The type of database that will be used with the FME Server installation. Possible values are Default, MSSQL, Oracle, PostGreSQL. Default installs the built-in PostGreSQL database. |
| DATABASEHOST | [FMESERVERHOSTNAME] | The host that the database is on. This should only be specified if DATABASETYPE is not Default. |
| DATABASEPORT |
MSSQL: 1433 PostGreSQL: 5432 Oracle: 1521 |
The port to connect to the database. This should only be specified if DATABASETYPE is not Default. |
| ORACLESID | The SID for the Oracle database. Must be specified only if DATABASETYPE is Oracle. | |
| JDBCDRIVER | If your database requires a JDBC driver that Safe does not provide, specify the full path to it here, and it will be copied to the appropriate place in the install directory. | |
| SERVLETTYPE | Default | The type of Application Server (servlet engine) you will use with FME Server. Possible values are Default, Apache, Oracle, and ServletEXEC. Choosing Default installs the built-in Application Server. |
| WEBSERVERHOSTNAME | [FMESERVERHOSTNAME] | The host on which the servlet engine is installed. |
| SERVLETPORT | 80 (if open) | The port that the servlet engine host uses or that the built-in Apache server uses. If not specified, the installer checks ports 80, 8080-8085 and use the first one that is not in use. |
| WEBAPPSDIR | [INSTALLDIR]\Utilities\tomcat\webapps | The path to the webapps directory for the servlet engine. |
| NOLOGPREFIX | No | If Yes, FME Server log file names are not prefixed with the server host name. |
Selecting Features to Install
To select which features to install, use the ADDLOCAL property, and specify features in a comma-delimited list. If this property is not specified, all features are installed.
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| FME Server Core | FMEServerCore |
| Web Services | Services |
| FME Server Console | ServerConsole |
| FME Engine | FMEEngine |
Example
To install the FME Server Core and FME Engine services:
ADDLOCAL=FMEServerCore,FMEEngine
Installer Flags
The following .msi-specific flags can be passed into the installer:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| /q[n|b] | Signifies a quiet installation. /qn means quiet with no user interface, and /qb means a quiet installation with a basic progress bar. |
| /norestart | Do not restart the computer after installation. |
| /l*v <logfile> | Enable logging to the <logfile> specified. |
Examples
The following examples assume you are running a command line from a directory that contains an installer named fme-server-win-x86.msi.
Install with all default options (similar to Express install), with logging enabled
msiexec /i fme-server-win-x86.msi /qb /norestart /l*v installFMEServerLog.txt
Install core only with an FME Server System Share directory on a share on another machine named "\\machine1\share"
msiexec /i fme-server-win-x86.msi ADDLOCAL=FMEServerCore INSTALLDISTRIBUTEDREPOSITORY=Yes FMESERVERSHAREDDATA="\\machine1\share" /qb /norestart /l*v installFMEServerLog.txt
Express install, but with an MSSQL database located on another server
msiexec /i fme-server-win-x86.msi DATABASETYPE=MSSQL DATABASEHOST=DatabaseMachine DATABASEPORT=1433 /qb /norestart /l*v installFMEServerLog.txt
FME Engine-only install, with all other FME Server components on another server named "\\machine1\FMEServerSystemShare"
msiexec /i "fme-server-win-x64.msi" /l*v "install.log" /qb /norestart INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\FMEServer\" ADMINUSERNAME=admin ADMINUSERPASSWORD=admin FMESERVERHOSTNAME="machine1" ADDLOCAL=FMEEngine FMESERVERSHAREDDATA="\\machine1\FMEServerSystemShare\" INSTALLDISTRIBUTEDREPOSITORY=Yes ROOTDIR="\\machine1\FMEServerSystemShare\"