Unattended Installations

Installing Systems Management Server (SMS) can be time-consuming. Using the procedures in this appendix, you can create batch files to install SMS and SQL Server. These files run to completion without any user intervention.

Note   Before you install SQL Server or SMS, make sure that Windows NT Server version 4.0, Service Pack 4, is installed on the computers that will be site servers or site database servers. Then, run Y2Ksetup.exe from the SMS 2.0 compact disc on those computers.

This appendix explains how to perform unattended installations of the following software:

To gain the most from this appendix, you should be comfortable modifying Setup scripts. Before modifying a Setup script, always create a backup copy.

For more information about installing SMS 2.0, see Chapter 6, “Installing SMS 2.0 Sites,” in the SMS 2.0 Administrator’s Guide.