[chef] RE: Re: Silent installations via Chef in Windows

[Kapil Shardha < >]

Julian,

As per the documentation 
http://docs.opscode.com/resource_windows_package.html , the new ;
windows_package (built-in) resource seems to lack some attributes, like 
"options", that we used to have before from windows cookbook. This attribute 
was used to pass in command-line arguments, such as "/qn" for silent installs 
for MSIs that allow it.  Any idea on how to pass such arguments using this 
new built-in resource? I did not have much success with using "package" 
resource either, though I mentioned the windows provider in  "provider" 
attribute. Also, is there a way to still use this resource from windows 
cookbook? (something like "include_recipe 'windows'" in recipe perhaps?)


Kenneth, due to above mentioned issue and some other requirement, I had to 
use following alternative, using powershell_resource. This will install the 
MSI silently and generate the verbose log for installation.

powershell_script "Install MSI Silently " do
        code <<-EOH
        
        $command = \"msiexec /qn /i \" + "#{installerFilePath}" + \" /L*vx 
#{msilogFilePath} 
        Invoke-Expression -Command $command
                
        EOH     
end

Thanks

-Kapil


-----Original Message-----
From: Julian C. Dunn 
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2:42 AM
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Subject: [chef] Re: Silent installations via Chef in Windows

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Kenneth Barry 
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 wrote:
> I can't find much information about this. Been struggling to get it working.
>
> Anyone aware of a tutorial on how to do this right, or even, what 
> alternatives they are using to perform installations?

Are you talking about the silent installation of software in Windows?
What software are you trying to install?

For MSIs, msiexec /qn has generally worked for me (using either the 
windows_package resource or the built-in 'package' resource in Chef
11.12.x) but results vary based on how terrible the software vendor is... 
Oracle Client for example is one that refuses to install unattended.

- Julian

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