Silent Installation

This guide describes how to perform a silent (unattended) installation of SIDRA INTERSECTION 10 using command-line parameters.

Note

For versions 10.0.4 and later, pre-requisites are installed silently as part of the install. For earlier versions, install pre-requisites separately before installing SIDRA INTERSECTION 10.

Overview

SIDRA INTERSECTION 10 supports standard Windows Installer command-line parameters. A common scenario is for IT administrators to perform a silent install where no UI is shown, while still configuring key settings that would normally be captured through the installer UI (for example, default model and licensing-related settings).

All parameters listed below are optional. If any are not specified, default values will be used at runtime.
If it is not feasible to set these parameters via the installation command line, they can be set directly in the Windows registry.

Command-line syntax

Use /qn for a fully silent install (no UI).

SIDRAINTERSECTION10Setup /qn DEFAULT_MODEL_SIGNATURE={ModelSignature} LICENSING_METHOD={LicensingMethod} FLOATING_LIC_USER_DEFAULT_BROWSER_ENABLED={UserBrowserEnabled} CUSTOM_LICENSE_FILE={CustomLicenseFile} UPDATE_ENABLED={UpdateEnabled}

Parameter summary

Parameter	Purpose	Values	Default
`DEFAULT_MODEL_SIGNATURE`	Sets the default model	Model signature GUID (see below)	Standard Left
`LICENSING_METHOD`	Sets the licence type	`0` = 1PC, `1` = FLOATING, `2` = CUSTOM	1PC
`FLOATING_LIC_USER_DEFAULT_BROWSER_ENABLED`	Controls browser for FLOATING sign-in	`0` = embedded, `1` = user's default	`0`
`CUSTOM_LICENSE_FILE`	Path to CUSTOM licence file	Quote if path contains spaces	Empty
`UPDATE_ENABLED`	Enables/disables automatic updates	`0` = disabled, `1` = enabled	`1`

DEFAULT_MODEL_SIGNATURE

Sets the default model used by the software.

Model	GUID
Standard Left	`AF5848F7-9BD1-4040-893B-00C60EBC51B7`
Standard Right	`DC08C720-8BF0-4209-BBC2-5251A4A8293C`
New Zealand	`CFAE3F46-EC66-4FDB-8C91-01B6B101CEDD`
US HCM (Metric)	`5D279945-B057-41C1-964D-FEF9F6F87AF5`
US HCM (Customary)	`3CA4E829-E42F-418A-B8BA-CC1B54EBF71B`
New South Wales	`E3C835CB-57D1-4E85-9A57-B7CA1490B01D`

Default: Standard Left

Example:

DEFAULT_MODEL_SIGNATURE=AF5848F7-9BD1-4040-893B-00C60EBC51B7

LICENSING_METHOD

Defines the licence type used by the software.

Type	Value
1PC	`0`
FLOATING	`1`
CUSTOM	`2`

Default: 1PC

Example:

LICENSING_METHOD=1

FLOATING_LIC_USER_DEFAULT_BROWSER_ENABLED

Enables or disables the end user's default web browser for the cloud-based FLOATING licence sign-in page.

Setting	Value
Use embedded browser	`0`
Use user's default browser	`1`

If disabled (0): the embedded web browser is installed and used.
If enabled (1): the embedded web browser is not installed; the user's default browser is used.

Default: 0

Example:

FLOATING_LIC_USER_DEFAULT_BROWSER_ENABLED=1

CUSTOM_LICENSE_FILE

Full path to a pre-existing CUSTOM licence file (for example, Enterprise, Temporary Enterprise, Educational Special, Workshop Special, or any other special licences supplied).

Important

Every end user must have at least Read and Write permissions for the custom licence file.

Recommended location:

C:\ProgramData\SIDRA SOLUTIONS\Licenses\

Default: Empty

Example:

CUSTOM_LICENSE_FILE="C:\ProgramData\SIDRA SOLUTIONS\Licenses\licensefile.xml"

Note

Quotes are required if the path contains spaces.

UPDATE_ENABLED

Enables or disables the Automatic Update function and the Check for Updates and Update Options buttons under the File tab in the user interface.

Setting	Value
Disabled	`0`
Enabled	`1`

Default: 1

Example:

UPDATE_ENABLED=0

Examples

Example 1: New South Wales model, FLOATING licensing, user's default browser, updates disabled:

SIDRAINTERSECTION10Setup /qn DEFAULT_MODEL_SIGNATURE=E3C835CB-57D1-4E85-9A57-B7CA1490B01D LICENSING_METHOD=1 FLOATING_LIC_USER_DEFAULT_BROWSER_ENABLED=1 UPDATE_ENABLED=0

Example 2: US HCM (Customary) model, CUSTOM licensing, custom licence file, updates disabled:

SIDRAINTERSECTION10Setup /qn DEFAULT_MODEL_SIGNATURE=3CA4E829-E42F-418A-B8BA-CC1B54EBF71B LICENSING_METHOD=2 CUSTOM_LICENSE_FILE="C:\ProgramData\SIDRA SOLUTIONS\Licenses\licensefile.xml" UPDATE_ENABLED=0

Registry settings

Registry entries corresponding to the above settings can be found under:

64-bit systems:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SIDRA SOLUTIONS\SIDRA INTERSECTION 10.0

Relevant string values:

Registry Value	Description
`CustomLicenseFile`	Path to custom licence file
`FloatingLicenseUserDefaultBrowserEnabled`	Browser setting for FLOATING licence
`LicensingMethod`	Licence type (0, 1, or 2)
`ModelSignature`	Default model GUID
`UpdateEnabled`	Automatic update setting

Installing an update silently

To install an update:

SIDRAINTERSECTION10Setup /qn

Other command-line parameters are not applicable when installing an update. Existing parameter values in the registry will be applied.

Warning

FloatingLicenseUserDefaultBrowserEnabled must be set before installing an update, because it determines whether the embedded web browser will be installed.