RSC/MP 7.3 Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing RSC/MP on Windows Workstations

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Silent Installation

The Win32 client allows you to record an installation and silently play it back to install

the RSC/MP Win32 client on many workstations without user interaction.

Silent Installation Considerations

The silent installation is based on a set of responses recorded to a response file during

an interactive installation. If the silent installation does not find the response to a dialog

box in the response file, the installation fails. To minimize failures, consider the

following factors when recording the installation:

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If the silent installation is going to be applied on a workstation that supports

Windows Services, the installation should be recorded on a workstation that

supports Windows Services

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If the silent installation is going to perform an upgrade from a version of RSC/MP

that installed DLLs in the system area, the installation should be recorded on a

workstation that has the RSC DLLs in the system area. The RSC DLLs are

libpipe.dll, rscnt.dll, and rscw32.dll.

Recording a Response File

A response file is generated by performing an installation that uses a special flag to

indicate dialog box responses should be recorded. To record an RSC/MP installation,

type:

rpw32exe.exe -a -r -f1c:\mydir\myrsc.iss

where mydir the directory name. By convention, the extension for a response file is

.iss.

Preparing a Workstation for Silent Installation

Prior to performing a silent installation on a workstation, do the following steps to

reduce the chances of an installation failure. You can run these steps from a batch file.

1. Stop all RSC/MP programs by terminating the Piccolo process:

pipecp stop -y

2. Uninstall the RSC services:

rscserv -remove