Where is adamsetup.exe in ADAM SP1?

[c***@gmail.com]

I'm trying to create an unattended install process for ADAM deployments
at a customer site. In the original release of ADAM, they made it easy
(adamsetup.exe + answer file). But now I want to deploy ADAM SP1.

So I downloaded the SP1 installer from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9688F8B9-1034-4EF6-A3E5-2A2A57B5C8E4&displaylang=en

The problem is, there is no adamsetup.exe included with SP1 (that i can
tell). There is a document at the following link that indicates that
the file has been renamed to ADAMsp1.exe, but I can find absolutely no
references to this file anywhere, either on my machine or the web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1524F788-C9E4-4A21-AB94-2734D31754E0&displaylang=en

So, my question is, is there an equivalent of adamsetup.exe for ADAM
SP1? Failing that, what is the best route to unattended install of
ADAM w/SP1? I'm not merely upgrading to SP1, I want to start on a
clean machine an install ADAM SP1 + an ADAM instance using the SP1
installer.

Mike

[d***@gmx.net]

Post by c***@gmail.com
The problem is, there is no adamsetup.exe included with SP1

You can decompress the downloaded sp1.exe, try winzip

[c***@gmail.com]

Yes,

I can see files in WinZip, but neither adamsetup.exe or adamsp1.exe
exist in the file. I downloaded ADAMSP1_x86_English.exe from the first
link I referenced above. If anyone knows of a friendlier redist of
ADAM SP1 let me know. For now I may have to create my own
self-extracting executable that shells out adaminstall.exe, which is
included with SP1. The problem with that is making sure I include all
the dependent DLLs for adaminstall.exe. I suppose I could include the
whole [WindowsDir]\ADAM directory to be safe.

Mike

[Craig Gilmour]

ADAM SP1 has a different installation "paradigm" that caused me some grief as
well. I put a post here a week or so about it. Basically what you need to do
is to install ADAM SP1 itself, then choose Program Files / ADAM / Create New
Instance to install a new instance of ADAM SP1.

I believe you will need to at least install the SP1 files before you can
accomplish the unattended part of it, though perhaps someone else may be able
to give advice. AS to the adamsetup - this is a mystery to me as I have never
attenpted an unattended install. It "looks like" it is a documentation error,
but I may be wrong. adaminstall.exe is under c:\windows\adam after the
deployment of the Service Pack.

You could try extracting the files from the archive and running the
unattended install. However, I tried this with a manual install with no
success.

Craig Gilmour

Post by c***@gmail.com
I'm trying to create an unattended install process for ADAM deployments
at a customer site. In the original release of ADAM, they made it easy
(adamsetup.exe + answer file). But now I want to deploy ADAM SP1.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9688F8B9-1034-4EF6-A3E5-2A2A57B5C8E4&displaylang=en
The problem is, there is no adamsetup.exe included with SP1 (that i can
tell). There is a document at the following link that indicates that
the file has been renamed to ADAMsp1.exe, but I can find absolutely no
references to this file anywhere, either on my machine or the web.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1524F788-C9E4-4A21-AB94-2734D31754E0&displaylang=en
So, my question is, is there an equivalent of adamsetup.exe for ADAM
SP1? Failing that, what is the best route to unattended install of
ADAM w/SP1? I'm not merely upgrading to SP1, I want to start on a
clean machine an install ADAM SP1 + an ADAM instance using the SP1
installer.
Mike

[c***@gmail.com]

Craig,

Thanks for the info. I have no problem installing an instance the way
your describe. The problem is I have to deploy it to ~150 workstations
and the manual steps won't fly with my field service engineers. The
frustrating part is that the orginal ADAM was distributed with
adamsetup.exe which took care of my problems, and now it seems to have
dissappeared without a trace (or a documentation update for that
matter).

Mike

[Norm]

SP1 doesn't seem to be stand-alone. I wasn't able to do a fresh install with
it. I had to first install the original release. You can install SP1 on a
machine and then grab the adaminstall.exe and other files from \windows\adam.
Maybe I missed something when I was installing, but it seems like you would
need to do a two step deploy - the original adam, and then the update.

Post by c***@gmail.com
Craig,
Thanks for the info. I have no problem installing an instance the way
your describe. The problem is I have to deploy it to ~150 workstations
and the manual steps won't fly with my field service engineers. The
frustrating part is that the orginal ADAM was distributed with
adamsetup.exe which took care of my problems, and now it seems to have
dissappeared without a trace (or a documentation update for that
matter).
Mike

[Dmitri Gavrilov [MSFT]]

In ADAM SP1/R2 we separated the process that lays down the binaries from the
process that installs the instance. It is a much cleaner paradigm, and it is
easier to service. E.g. with ADAM 1.0 mechanism, it was impossible for us to
patch the installer without re-releasing the complete package. Now we can.

Please do not manually copy files from i386\adam. Just run the update
package, and it will lay down binaries and required regkeys. After this is
done, run windir\adam\adaminstall.exe to install instances. It takes the
unattend params in the same exact format that ADAM 1.0 did.
--
Dmitri Gavrilov
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Post by Norm
SP1 doesn't seem to be stand-alone. I wasn't able to do a fresh install with
it. I had to first install the original release. You can install SP1 on a
machine and then grab the adaminstall.exe and other files from
\windows\adam.
Maybe I missed something when I was installing, but it seems like you would
need to do a two step deploy - the original adam, and then the update.

Post by c***@gmail.com
Craig,
Thanks for the info. I have no problem installing an instance the way
your describe. The problem is I have to deploy it to ~150 workstations
and the manual steps won't fly with my field service engineers. The
frustrating part is that the orginal ADAM was distributed with
adamsetup.exe which took care of my problems, and now it seems to have
dissappeared without a trace (or a documentation update for that
matter).
Mike

[c***@gmail.com]

Dmitri,

Thanks, I'll do it that way. But I have one more requirement. I will
need to deploy the ADAM binaries to workstations on a domain via
Software Installation settings in Active Directory Group Policy. Is
there any way to do this with the ADAM SP1 installer. Can I create an
MSI fil that launches the installer, and then publish the MSI file via
Group Policy?

Mike

[Dmitri Gavrilov [MSFT]]

Sorry, I don't know much about software distribution and MSI. Basically, you
need to distribute ADAMSP1 package (that you can download), and run it. I
presume it can be done via msi.
This would lay down binaries for you. After that, you can run
%windir%\adam\adaminstall.exe with unattend file to install the instance.
--
Dmitri Gavrilov
SDE, DS Admin eXperience

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Post by c***@gmail.com
Dmitri,
Thanks, I'll do it that way. But I have one more requirement. I will
need to deploy the ADAM binaries to workstations on a domain via
Software Installation settings in Active Directory Group Policy. Is
there any way to do this with the ADAM SP1 installer. Can I create an
MSI fil that launches the installer, and then publish the MSI file via
Group Policy?
Mike

[Norm]

I guess all those files are in the i386\adam directory in the service pack as
well. There is also some info on performing an unattended install using
adaminstall in the help file. adaminstall /answer: drive:\pathname\answer.txt
Probably the same as the original version.

Post by c***@gmail.com
Craig,
Thanks for the info. I have no problem installing an instance the way
your describe. The problem is I have to deploy it to ~150 workstations
and the manual steps won't fly with my field service engineers. The
frustrating part is that the orginal ADAM was distributed with
adamsetup.exe which took care of my problems, and now it seems to have
dissappeared without a trace (or a documentation update for that
matter).
Mike