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Installing Management Applications: Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide
Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite and Related Management Applications
Modifying Management Applications
Repairing Management Applications
Removing Management Applications
Installing Broadcom Advanced Control Suite and Related Management Applications
The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) software and related management applications can be installed from the installation CD or by using the silent install option.
The following are installed when running the installer:
- Control Suite. Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS).
- BASP. Installs Broadcom Advanced Server Program.
- SNMP. Installs the Simple Network Management Protocol subagent.
- CIM Provider. Installs the Common Information Model provider.
NOTES:
- Ensure that the Broadcom network adapter(s) is physically installed in the system before installing BACS.
- Before you begin the installation, close all applications, windows, or dialog boxes.
- To use the TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE), you must have Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. You must also have a license key preprogrammed in the hardware. If supported, for iSCSI, you only need a license key.
- BASP is not available on Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008.
Using the Installer
To install the management applications
- Insert the installation CD into the CD or DVD drive.
- On the installation CD, open the MgmtApps folder, select IA32 or x64, and then double-click Setup.exe to open the InstallShield Wizard.
- Click Next to continue.
- After you review the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue.
- Select the features you want installed.
- Click Next.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Using Silent Installation
NOTES:
- All commands are case sensitive.
- User must "Run as Administrator" for Vista when using "msiexec" for "silent" install/uninstall(s).
- For detailed instructions and information about unattended installs, refer to the Silent.txt file in the MgmtApps folder.
To perform a silent install (or upgrade) from within the installer source folder
Type the following:
setup /s /v/qn
If performing a silent upgrade, your system may reboot automatically. To suppress the reboot, type the following:
setup /s /v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress"
To perform a silent install and create a log file
Type the following:
setup /s /v"/qn /L f:\ia32\1testlog.txt"
The 1testlog.txt log file will be created at f:\ia32.
To perform a silent uninstall from any folder on the hard drive
msiexec /x "{26E1BFB0-E87E-4696-9F89-B467F01F81E5}" /qn
NOTES:
- The hexidecimal number above may differ from your current installer. Check the Key name corresponding with the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) application in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for the correct hexidecimal number.
- After performing a silent uninstall, it is necessary to reboot the system before reinstalling this installer. If a reboot is not performed, BASP will not install correctly.
To perform a silent install by feature on IA32 platforms
Use ADDSOURCE to include any of the features listed below.
NOTE: CHM32 or CHM64 installs the BACS help file and must be included when installing the BACS feature.
setup /s /v"/qn ADDSOURCE=BACSi32,CHM32,BASPi32,SNMPi32,CIMi32"
To perform a silent install by feature on AMD64/EM64T platforms
Type the following:
setup /s /v"/qn ADDSOURCE=BACSa64,CHMa64,BASPa64,SNMPa64"
To perform a silent install from within a batch file
To perform a silent install from within a batch file and wait for the install to complete before continuing with the next command line, type the following:
start /wait setup /s /w /v/qn
Modifying Management Applications
To modify the management applications
- In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Click Broadcom Management Programs and then click Change.
- Click Next to continue.
- Click Modify to change program features.
- Click Next to continue.
- Click on an icon to change how a feature is installed.
- Click Next.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
- Reboot your system to complete the modification of the management applications.
Repairing Management Applications
To repair or reinstall the management applications
- In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Click Broadcom Management Programs, and then click Change.
- Click Next to continue.
- Click Repair to repair errors in installed applications.
- Click Next to continue.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Removing Management Applications
To remove all management applications
- In Control panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Click Broadcom Management Programs, and then click Remove.
- Reboot your system to complete the removal of management applications.
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