Implementing a silent (unattended) installation of Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server

To implement a silent installation of Data Protection for Exchange Server, you can use the setup program or the Microsoft Installer program. The installation package can be made available on a DVD or in a shared directory on a file server.

About this task

A silent installation is useful when Data Protection for Exchange Server must be installed on a number of different computers with identical hardware. For example, a company might distribute 25 Exchange Server installations across 25 different sites.

To ensure a consistent configuration and to avoid having 25 different people enter Data Protection for Exchange Server parameters, an administrator can choose to produce an unattended installation package and make it available to the 25 sites. The installation package can be placed on a DVD and sent to each of the remote sites, or the package can be placed in a shared directory on a file server for distribution across the different sites.

To implement a silent installation of Data Protection for Exchange Server, you can use the setup program or the Microsoft Installer program.