Hi Gary,

We have no inherent support for this functionality, but a couple of things
that seem to work:

Method 1. Launch the downloaded exe file like this:

   filename.exe -s -f x:\tsmpackages\uniquepackagename -e

where 'filename.exe' is the name of the TSM downloaded exe package, and
x:\uniquepackagename is the directory where you want the package extracted
to. "uniquepackagename" should represent the specific package. For example:

   6.2.1.0-TIV-TSMBAC-WinX32.exe -s -f t:\tsmpackages\client\tsm6210 -e

Note: the above method will launch the .exe in the background, so you will
not be able to easily monitor completion; though you could set up a little
more sophisticated script that includes monitoring of the process, watching
for it to go away.

Method 2. Some zip utilities might be able to extract the files. I've
successfully used 7-Zip to extract from a .exe file.

Stuff I have to say for what I hope are the obvious reasons: I make no
guarantees about either of these methods, or that they will continue to
work in the future; nor are they officially supported by IBM.

Best regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager


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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2010-06-16
10:40:58:

> From: "Lee, Gary D." <GLEE AT BSU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Date: 2010-06-16 10:41
> Subject: Probably easy tsm client install question
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> Working on silent installs for our windows tsm clients.
> Is there a way to only extract the install images from the
> downloaded exe files?
>
> My eventual goal is to create a series of .cmd files to install or
> upgrade a tsm client on a remote machine without needing a remote
> desktop session.
>
> Thanks folks for any help.
>
>
> Gary Lee
> Senior System Programmer
> Ball State University
> phone: 765-285-1310
>
>