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Large Deployment of

SuperDoctor 5 on Windows

User’s Guide

Revision 1.0d
The information in this USER’S MANUAL has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor
assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to
update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person organization of the updates.
Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (“Supermicro”) reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this
manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not, in
whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any medium or machine without
prior written consent.

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LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE
COSTS OF REPAIRING, REPLACING, INTEGRATING, INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR
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the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the
resolution of any such disputes. Super Micro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the
hardware product.

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Manual Revision 1.0d

Release Date: December 5, 2016

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Revision History
Date Rev Description

Feb-23-2013 1.0 1. Created User’s Guide.

Jul-22-2013 1.0a 1. Changed product name of SSM Agent to SuperDoctor 5 (SD5).

Aug-25-2014 1.0b 1. Changed document layout and Supermicro logo.

May-30-2016 1.0c 1. Added notes for install.bat.


2. Changed the commands of installing SD5 and checking service status.

Dec-5-2016 1.0d 1. Changed figure and fixed typos.

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Contents
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Downloading PsTools .......................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Preparing Deployment Files ................................................................................................ 6
3 Getting Started...................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Editing the Silent Mode Installation File ............................................................................. 7
3.2 Creating install.bat to Install SD5........................................................................................ 7
3.3 Creating an Installation Package ......................................................................................... 7
3.4 Creating hosts.txt File ....................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Starting Deployment ......................................................................................................... 15
Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................................................................... 16

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1 Introduction
SuperDoctor 5 can be configured to run on one central host (the “user client host”) and then be
deployed to multiple hosts (the “target hosts”). The deployment program on the user client host will
connect to target hosts, copy the installation files and begin installation without any user input. In this
document we will guide you through the steps to remotely deploy SuperDoctor 5 to multiple systems
running on Windows.

Target Hosts

Target Host A

Target Host B
Deploy SD5

Admin
User Client Host

Target Host C

Target Host D

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2 Prerequisites

2.1 Downloading PsTools


PsExec is part of PsTools, a suite of command-line tools that assist in managing local and remote systems.
To remotely deploy SuperDoctor 5 to multiple systems, PsExec must be first installed on the user client
host. To install PsExec, download and unzip PsTools from

http://download.sysinternals.com/files/PSTools.zip

2.2 Preparing Deployment Files


Before deploying SuperDoctor 5, you need to put both SD5.exe and agent.cfg on the user client host.
You can find these two files on the installation DVD or our web site.

File name Description

SD5.exe SuperDoctor 5 installer program

Note that it’s recommended to rename the installer


(e.g., SuperDoctor5Installer.exe) to a shorter name
(e.g., SD5.exe) on Windows.

agent.cfg Silent mode installation file

Note that it’s recommended to rename the silent


mode installation file (e.g., installer_agent.properties)
to a shorter name (e.g., agent.cfg) on Windows.

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3 Getting Started

3.1 Editing the Silent Mode Installation File


The silent mode installation file (e.g., agent.cfg) is a property file that contains the necessary
SuperDoctor 5 installation settings.

Most users can change the USER_INSTALL_DIR attribute to specify the installation. For details on this
method, see 2.1.3 Silent Mode Installation in SuperDoctor 5 User's Guide.

3.2 Creating install.bat to Install SD5


Open a text editor on Windows and create a file named install.bat. This file contains

SD5.exe -i silent -f agent.cfg

Note: The contents of install.bat may vary due to different uses. For example, if you want
to remove the previously installed SD5 before installation, you can use the following
command to uninstall in silent mode first.

“[previous SD5 install folder]\Uninstall\Uninstall.exe" -i silent

3.3 Creating an Installation Package


Now you need to create an independent executable file including SD5.exe, agent.cfg and install.bat.
With iExpress, simply create an installation package of self-extracting files. Follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button and type “iexpress” in the search field.
2. In the dialogue box, select Create new Self Extraction Directive file and click Next.

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3. Select Extract Files and run an installation command and click Next.

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4. Enter your package title and click Next.

5. Select No prompt and click Next.

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6. Select Do not display a license and click Next.

7. In the dialog box, click Add to select SD5.exe, agent.cfg and install.bat. Then click Next.

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8. Use the dropdown menu to select install.bat as the primary program for installation.

9. Modify the name in the field to cmd /c install.bat and click Next.

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10. Select Hidden and click Next.

11. Select No message and then click Next.

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12. Type a filename with an executable file extension (e.g., C:\SSMSilentModeInstaller.exe) in the field
to store the file or click Browse to overwrite an existing one. Meanwhile, click the Hide File
Extracting Progress Animation from User checkbox, and then click Next.

13. Select No restart and click Next.

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14. If you want to save these setting for later use, select Save Self Extraction Directive (SED) file and
then click Next.

15. Click Next again to start creating the installation package. A Windows console will open briefly
providing notification that the installation package was successfully created. Click Finish to exit.

3.4 Creating hosts.txt File


Afte creating an installation package, you need to create a hosts.txt file to list all target hosts for
deploying SuperDoctor 5. The example below shows what may be in the hosts.txt file:

10.134.14.30

10.134.14.35

………

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3.5 Starting Deployment
Open a terminal console on the user client host and run the following command to start deploying. Note
that SSMSilentInstaller.exe (see 3.3 Creating an Installation Package) and hosts.txt (see 3.4 Creating
hosts.txt File) should be placed in the same folder with the PsExec program.

psexec @hosts.txt –u [user account] –p [user password] -f –d -c SSMSilentInstaller.exe

The figure below shows that the user client host will sequentially connect to target hosts listed in the
hosts.txt, copy files to remote hosts and start SuperDoctor 5 installation.

Each deployment to a target host will respond with a process ID.

After all hosts are installed with SD5, use the following commands to remotely check if SD5 service is
running.

For details on parameters and features of PsExec, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-


us/sysinternals/bb897553.

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Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.


980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.nl

Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3992
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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