Configuring a silent installation

On Windows, use the /qn option to install Voice Platform silently from the command line. For example, use the silent option to install via a script. You do not need to stop or restart services (because the installer does this automatically during the installation).

Before you begin:

  • You have reviewed the installation prerequisites. See Before installing Voice Platform.
  • You have downloaded and extracted the installer. See Downloading the installer.
  • Nuance recommends specifying all known options in your commands. Options are often used in combinations where one option requires another. Specifying all known options helps avoid errors caused by missing parameters. See the examples for ideas about how options are used together in different contexts.
  • The command lines can have spaces between options, but not between options and their values.

Note: If the syntax contains errors, such as incorrect format or invalid values, the installation might switch from silent to standard or not complete successfully.

To install Voice Platform silently on Windows:

  1. Log in to the host as a user with administrator permissions.
  2. Open a command prompt window using the "Run as administrator" option.
  3. Change to the Nuance_Voice_Platform_for_Speech_Suite_version. directory containing the extracted installer.
  4. Run these commands to install Voice Platform silently, depending on your deployment:

    This example command installs Voice Platform and sets the location for Tomcat (TOMCAT_HOME=). Use this command when Voice Platform and Management Station are on the same host. Since Management Station is on this host, the installation uses the default host:port pair of localhost:8080, and the Java location is already set.

    > msiexec /i “Nuance_Voice_Platform_for_Speech_Suite_11.msi” /qn TOMCAT_HOME=C:\tmp\apache-tomcat-version

    This example command installs Voice Platform, sets the locations for Java (JAVA_HOME=) and Tomcat (TOMCAT_HOME=), and connects to a Management Station host (MSADDRESS=). Use this command when Voice Platform and Management Station are on different hosts.

    > msiexec /i “Nuance_Voice_Platform_for_Speech_Suite_11.msi” /qn JAVA_HOME="C:\Program Files\Java\version" TOMCAT_HOME=C:\tmp\apache-tomcat-version MSADDRESS=address:8080

    5. Note: The use (or lack) of spaces in the examples is deliberate.

  5. Open Control Panel and look for the Voice Platform icon in the list of installed programs to verify that the installation has completed.
  6. Start the Voice Platform services to confirm the installation completed successfully. See Testing the installation.

Running silent installation in scripts

You typically run silent installations from a script file, which requires using the start command with the /WAIT option. When executed in this form, the installation completes before returning execution to the script. For example:

> start /wait msiexec /i “Nuance_Voice_Platform_for_Speech_Suite_11.msi” /qn JAVA_HOME="C:\Program Files\Java\version" TOMCAT_HOME=C:\tmp\apache-tomcat-version MSADDRESS=address:8080

Silent options for Windows

The following table describes options for a silent installation on Windows. Values with spaces must be enclosed in double quotes (" "). For information on additional Windows Installer options, run msiexec without any options.

Option

Default

Description
/l*v path\logfile

On success: no log written

Else: %TEMP%\Voice Platform.log

Specifies the installation log file. The directory must already exist.

For example, /l*v C:\logs\Voice Platform.log.
/norestart Automatic restart Suppresses the reboot needed to complete the installation.
/passive Not applicable Installs silently (no prompts), but shows a progress bar during the installation.
/qn Messages displayed

Turns off interactive messages (no prompts, progress, or errors) .
/qr No default Reduces interactive messages (no prompts, but progress and errors are displayed).

INSTALLDIR=

C:\Program Files\Nuance\Speech Suite Voice Platform

Installation path to Nuance directory. This doesn’t affect installation of Windows Common Files and location of 32-bit features.

If the path contains spaces, then enclose the path in double quotes. For example: 

“C:\Program Files”
JAVA_HOME= No default

64-bit Java location. If not specified, Voice Platform locates the installed Java and sets the property to this location.

If the path contains spaces, then enclose the path in double quotes. For example: 

“C:\Program Files”

Required only if installing Voice Platform on a host without Management Station or Nuance speech software.

MSADDRESS=

localhost:8080

Required only if installing Voice Platform on a host without Management Station.

The Management Station host(s) to which to connect Voice Platform. Specify a comma-separated list of host addresses (hostname or IP address), including the associated port number (separated by a colon).

TOMCAT_HOME= No default

Required for the Application Container service. The path to the Tomcat distribution. Since Tomcat is extracted on Windows, rather than installed, this option sets the Tomcat location for the TOMCAT_HOME environment variable.

If the path contains spaces, then enclose the path in double quotes. For example: 

“C:\Program Files”