[sims] SIMS Silent Install Not Installing BDE

[Jamo]

Hi all!!

 

Got a slight issue installing SIMS silently. The main install works fine, it seems to affect only Options I have noticed so far.

 

Basically it doesn't seem to install the BDE despite using the script I found on Edugeek

 

Anyone else using SIMS silent install and Options together?

 

Many thanks

James

 

 

 @echo off


REM CREATE LOG FILE
echo ...Log Started... >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log




net use S: \\SIMS\Network /PERSISTENT:NO >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log




REM Set these for your environment
set SETUPS=S:\SIMS\Setups
set CONFIGFILE=s:\SIMSPC.ini
set CONNECTFILE=s:\SIMS\Connect.ini




REM These should probably be left as default
set SIMSDIRECTORY=s:\SIMS\
set SIMSDOTNETDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net
set FMSDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\SIMS\FMSSQL


echo Environment Vars set >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log


echo Installing SIMS and FMS infrastructure... >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
start /wait %SETUPS%\SIMSInfrastructureSetup.EXE -a /S {QuietMode} {SIMSWorkstation} >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo %ERRORLEVEL% >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo.


echo Installing SIMS.net Applications... >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
start /wait %SETUPS%\SIMSApplicationSetup.exe /S {QuietMode} [sIMSDirectory]="%SIMSDIRECTORY%" [sIMSDotNetDirectory]="%SIMSDOTNETDIRECTORY%" >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo %ERRORLEVEL% >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo.


echo Installing SIMS manuals... >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
start /wait %SETUPS%\SIMSManualSetup.exe /S {QuietMode} [sIMSDirectory]="%SIMSDIRECTORY%" [sIMSDotNetDirectory]="%SIMSDOTNETDIRECTORY%" >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo %ERRORLEVEL% >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo.


echo Installing SIMS AMPARK... >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
start /wait %SETUPS%\SIMSAMPARKSetup.exe /S {QuietMode} [sIMSDirectory]="%SIMSDIRECTORY%" [sIMSDotNetDirectory]="%SIMSDOTNETDIRECTORY%" >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo %ERRORLEVEL% >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log
echo.


if exist %CONFIGFILE% (
  echo Copying configuration file into Windows directory...
  start /wait xcopy "%CONFIGFILE%" "%WINDIR%\SIMS.ini" /y
  ) else (


  echo Configuration file could not be found.
  )


if exist %CONNECTFILE% (
  echo Copying Connect.ini file into SIMS .net directory...
  start /wait xcopy "%CONNECTFILE%" "%SIMSDOTNETDIRECTORY%" /y
  ) else (


  echo Connect.ini file could not be found.
  )


echo.


:END
echo Installation is complete

[matt40k]

BDE is only used for FMS??

 

Are you trying to install Options in satellite mode? What version is your SIMS Infrastructure Setup

 

Have you tried:

start /wait %SETUPS%\SIMSInfrastructureSetup.EXE -a /S {QuietMode} {SIMSWorkstation} {FMSWorkstation} {NoAdobeReader} >> c:\SIMSINSTALL.log

[rodent43]

We use SCCM 2007 to deploy SIMS and FMS...as mentioned above you need the BDE for FMS

 

in a batch file we use to set up permission etc we use

 

@ECHO OFF

SETLOCAL

 

SET THISDIR=%~dp0

 

regedit.exe /s "%THISDIR%*.reg"

 

They way we found this was to export the regkey from a working machine...look for

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\SIMS_FMS_DATABASE]

 

and

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources]

 

 

The SET THISDIR part is needed to find the distribution point on SCCM but you could just set a unc path etc if you are just network installing

Hope that helps...

Edited July 23, 2012 by rodent43

[Jamo]

Hmm, well I was only guessing it was the BDE that was missing :s we don't actually need FMS as we don't use it.

 

I will start from the beginning

 

Basically our silent install works for SIMS but when running options we get presented with a list (Implementation Manager) which says that:

 

Warning: Cannot read from 17 implementations

 

 

 

Installing SIMS manually the list comes up OK with no problems, I can see from the stations which have used the silent install that BDE isn't there so was just a hunch I had! :s

 

SIMSInfrastructureSetup is version 1.560.4.0 (from the details pane of explorer, is that the one you mean?)

[Jamo]

Oops sorry SIMSInfrastructureSetup.exe is:

 

File Version: 4.0.100.1190

Product Version: 1.10

 

Was reading the wrong file......

[matt40k]

Oops sorry SIMSInfrastructureSetup.exe is:

 

File Version: 4.0.100.1190

Product Version: 1.10

 

Was reading the wrong file......

 

Mmm... that's very dodgy, basically when we went to SQL 2008, you updated that file and that's the really old one so I question if you have a valid license. Latest version of the SIMSINF is 5.608.1.0.

[Jamo]

doh

 

We aren't really in control of what we get as SOLUS is controlled upstream through our LEA. Just raised a call to see if we are on the correct version

[matt40k]

Again, I would be really worried as to why you don't have a newer version as you MUST have got it when you did the SQL 2008 migration. Stupid question, you are looking at the right setups directory? They isn't another one lying around? I know we move the setups directory out of the SIMS directory to cut down on the backup sizes.

[superfletch]

You might not have had it when you moved to SQL2008 if you installed a full version of SQL rather than the one supplied from capita's setups folder.

 

I'd try asking the LA to release you all the latest SIMS infrastructure to make sure all that stuff is up to date.

 

As for installing SIMS silently - why not go down the Solus3 route??

[synaesthesia]

*fumbles for the slap with a trout button like IRC*

[Jamo]

You might not have had it when you moved to SQL2008 if you installed a full version of SQL rather than the one supplied from capita's setups folder.

 

I'd try asking the LA to release you all the latest SIMS infrastructure to make sure all that stuff is up to date.

 

As for installing SIMS silently - why not go down the Solus3 route??

 

 

I think this is the route that was taken. I have called our LA and we are behind on the SIMSInfrastructureSetup version compared to their setup dir. Not sure how all this updates?? We cannot go down any SOLUS3 route as our updates come from an upstream SOLUS2 install, and I am guessing from the reactions here that it is as stable as NOVA-T after 72 hours of use......

 

Can anyone here confirm that they have Options working using the silent installer? From what I can see SIMSInfrastructureSetup if run manually also complains about date formats?? Despite ALL the dates being the correct format!!

[matt40k]

Can anyone here confirm that they have Options working using the silent installer? From what I can see SIMSInfrastructureSetup if run manually also complains about date formats?? Despite ALL the dates being the correct format!!

 

It's a general Windows bug, found that happens if you don't reinstall your machine from the OEM build. Basically change it to English US or whatever, save, then change it back to English UK. Sorted.