Command Line Installation (Silent Mode)

NCache provides a Windows Installer (.msi) with which you can install NCache through command line silent mode.

  1. Search for Command Prompt on Windows Start menu. Right click on the search result “Command Prompt”, and select Run as Administrator.

    Important

    NCache 4.9 SP1 onwards, installing Cache Server requires .NET Framework >= 4.7.2. This requirement does not apply to Remote Client installation.

  2. Install Cache Server: Run msiexec.exe utility from Command Prompt to install NCache Server as following. Notice INSTALLMODE=0 indicates “cache server” installation. /qn indicates Silent Mode.

    msiexec.exe /I "C:\NCacheSetupPath\ncache.ent.x64.msi" INSTALLMODE=0 KEY=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USERFIRSTNAME="John" USERLASTNAME="Smith" COMPANYNAME="Alachisoft" EMAILADDRESS="john@alachisoft.com" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\NCache" /qn

  3. Install Developer: Run msiexec.exe utility from Command Prompt to install NCache Server as following. Notice INSTALLMODE=2 indicates “Developer” installation. /qn indicates Silent Mode.

    msiexec.exe /I "C:\NCacheSetupPath\ncache.ent.x64.msi" INSTALLMODE=2 KEY=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  USERFIRSTNAME="John" USERLASTNAME="Smith" COMPANYNAME="Alachisoft" EMAILADDRESS="john@alachisoft.com" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\NCache" /qn

  4. Install Remote Client: Run msiexec.exe utility from Command Prompt to install NCache Remote Client as following. Notice INSTALLMODE=3 indicates “remote client” installation. /qn indicates Silent Mode.

    msiexec.exe /I "C:\NCacheSetupPath\ncache.ent.x64.msi" INSTALLMODE=3 KEY=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  USERFIRSTNAME="John" USERLASTNAME="Smith" COMPANYNAME="Alachisoft" EMAILADDRESS="john@alachisoft.com" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\NCache" /qn

  5. Uninstall NCache (Server or Remote Client): Run msiexec.exe utility from Command Prompt to uninstall NCache as following. It’s the same command for uninstalling Server/Developer/Remote Client.

    msiexec.exe /x "C:\NCacheSetupPath\ncache.ent.x64.msi" /qn

Silent Mode Installation Properties

The following properties are supported by NCache installation by msiexec.exe:

Switch/Properties Purpose Default Value
/I <.msi Package Path> (Required) Path where you have downloaded .MSI file from the Alachisoft website. Empty
KEY The key you are provided with upon downloading NCache. -
INSTALLMODE Specifies the installation type. Possible values are:
  • 0 (Cache Server)
  • 2 (Developer)
  • 3 (Remote Client)
    		•  0 (Cache Server)
    USERFIRSTNAME Your first name -
    USERLASTNAME Your last name -
    COMPANYNAME Your company name -
    EMAILADDRESS (Required) Your email address -
    INSTALLDIR Directory where you want NCache to be installed. Most commonly, this should be C:\Program Files\NCache. C:\Program Files\NCache
    /qn Quiet mode: Install NCache without any user intervention. Empty

    See Also

    Windows Installation
    Network Installation with PowerShell
    Evaluation Period Management
    License Management