The FireDaemon Pro setup executable offers silent installation, silent uninstallation, and customisation of the installation process via the command-line interface. The command line options differ between FireDaemon Pro 4 and FireDaemon Pro 5. FireDaemon Pro 4 uses InstallShield and corresponding command line options. FireDaemon Pro 5 uses AdvancedInstaller and corresponding command line options.
To get started, open an elevated Command Prompt (i.e. with administrator rights) and navigate to the folder where the FireDaemon Pro setup executable has been downloaded to. Run the following commands to perform various installation and uninstallation operations.
FireDaemon Pro 5 Silent Installation with no restart
FireDaemon-Pro-5.exe /exenoui /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress
FireDaemon Pro 4 Silent Installation with no restart
FireDaemon-Pro-4.exe /s /v"/qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress"
FireDaemon Pro 5 Silent Uninstallation
This method uses the product code GUID which can be found by running the following command at an elevated command prompt:
wmic product where name="FireDaemon Pro" get IdentifyingNumber
Then to uninstall FireDaemon Pro 5 silently:
msiexec /x {70B612D7-717C-4E68-83E0-6D4F75291D1E} /quiet /norebootNote: This does not uninstall any FireDaemon Pro services.
FireDaemon Pro 4 Silent Uninstallation
FireDaemon-Pro-4.exe /x /s /v"/qn"
Note: This does not uninstall any FireDaemon Pro services.
Installation Logging
The installer always writes a verbose log file to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\MSIxxxx.log. Additional arguments can be appended to the command line. For more information on MSI installer command line arguments please see this Microsoft article.
Customising the FireDaemon Pro Silent Installation
To customise the FireDaemon Pro silent installation on your system, you can provide additional parameters on the command line. These are provided in the form of VARIABLE=VALUE.
While specifying the parameters, ensure the following:
- The variable name and the value must be in Uppercase
- If spaces are required in the value, the value must be enclosed in quotes.
FireDaemon Pro 5 Silent Installation Applying A License Key
This example installs FireDaemon Pro 5 into the default directory logging to fdpro5.log and automates applying a license key.
FireDaemon-Pro-5.exe /exenoui /exelog fdpro5.log /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress SERIALNUMBERNAME="Your Serial Number Name" SERIALNUMBER=AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDDXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
FireDaemon Pro 4 Silent Installation into a Custom Folder
This example installs FireDaemon Pro into a specific folder, without enabling UI0Detect.
FireDaemon-Pro-4.exe /s /v"/qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress INSTALLDIR=\"D:\Program Files\FireDaemon Pro\" ENABLEUI0DETECT=0"
The list of permitted variables is described below:
| Variable | Valid Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| INSTALLDIR | Valid path | The directory into which FireDaemon Pro is installed. Default value is: INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\FireDaemon Pro\" |
| ENABLEUI0DETECT | 0: no/false 1: yes/true | Sets the UI0Detect service to Automatically start. The default value is 1. |
| UNINSTALL_ALL_FDSERVICES | Any value | If specified, uninstalls all FireDaemon services when uninstalling FireDaemon Pro. |
| SERIALNUMBERNAME | Text string | The Serial Number Name displayed on your Order Confirmation. If there are spaces in your Serial Number Name then you must enclose the Serial Number Name in double quotes. For FireDaemon Pro 4 installation, the double quotes must be escaped (e.g. SERIALNUMBERNAME=\"My Company Name\") |
| SERIALNUMBER | Text string | The Serial Number displayed on your Order Confirmation. The Serial Number must not be enclosed in quotes (e.g. SERIALNUMBER=AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD) |