Command Line Installation (Silent Mode)

Important

Installation requires either of the following versions, based on your environment:

  • .NET Framework >= 4.7.2
  • .NET Core 3.0

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

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

Install NCache

Note

Make sure that the email address provided is the one used during registration with Alachisoft.

  1. 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. The downloaded .msi file names for both .NET Framework and .NET Core are different. Please change the .msi file name accordingly.

    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

  2. Install Developer: Run msiexec.exe utility from Command Prompt to install NCache Server as following. Notice INSTALLMODE=2 indicates “Developer” installation. The downloaded .msi file names for both .NET Framework and .NET Core are different. Please change the .msi file name accordingly.

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

  3. Install Remote Client: Run msiexec.exe utility from Command Prompt to install NCache Remote Client as following. The downloaded .msi file names for both .NET Framework and .NET Core are different. Please change the .msi file name accordingly.

    Notice INSTALLMODE=3 indicates “remote client” installation. /qn indicates Silent Mode. 

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

Uninstall NCache

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
  • You can refer to Getting Started to get you started with setting up NCache environment.

Silent Mode Installation Properties

The following properties to be provided for NCache installation through msiexec.exe. Note that all of these properties MUST be provided.

Switch/Properties Purpose Default Value
/I <.msi Package Path> 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 Your email address which is used during registration with Alachisoft. -
    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