Installing PrinterOn components from the command line
In addition to using the standard UI to install the software, you can also run the installation directly from the command line. Once you enter the command, no further input is required to complete the installation.
Command line installation is useful when installing one or more PrinterOn components, such as a PDS or PDH, on a remote server in a distributed deployment.
📘 Instructions
To install the software from the command line:
On the command line, navigate to the folder containing the PrinterOn installation file (psim.exe).
Type the following command:
psim.exe "Mode:Auto|InstalType:Install| ConfigFile:C:\PrinterOnConfig.txt| UserName:WINEIFB69833B\Administrator|Password:password
| PASKey:ABCD-EFGH-IJKL|PDSKey:MNOP-QRST-UVWX| PDHKey:SDAS-XXFD-RFDE|
Features:PrintAnywhere,PDS,PDH,PDG,CPS,Sql Server"Options and their values are colon-separated. Option/value pairs are separated by a pipe symbol. The entire list of options must be enclosed in quotation marks.
A full description of each option is described in the table below:
Option | Description | Example |
Mode | Required. The mode of the installer. This option only supports one value:
prompt the user for information. | Mode:Auto |
InstallType | The type of install you want to perform. This option supports the following values:
If this option is omitted, a regular installation is performed. | InstallType:Install |
ConfigFile | Required. The location of the license file (PrinterOnConfig.txt) used to install PSIM. You must specify the full path to the license file. | ConfigFile:C:\PrinterOnConf ig.txt |
UserName | Required. The username of the local administrator installing the software. | UserName:WINEIFB69833B\Admi nistrator |
Password | Required. Password of the local administrator installing the software. Note: Make sure that the password you are supplying is correct. The installer will complete the installation even if the wrong password is supplied, but installed components will not work as expected. | Password:password |
PASKey | Optional. The serial key for the PrintAnywhere Server that you are installing. If you don’t supply a value, the installer installs the PAS software but does not link it to an existing PAS instance. | PASKey:ABCD-EFGH-IJKL |
PDSKey | Optional. The serial key for the Print Delivery Station that you are installing. If you don’t supply a value, the installer installs the PDS software but does not link it to an existing PDS instance. | PDSKey:MNOP-QRST-UVWX |
PDHKey | Optional. The serial key for the Print Delivery Hub that you are installing. If you don’t supply a value, the installer installs the PDH software but does not link it to an existing PDH instance. | PDHKey:SDAS-XXFD-RFDE |
Features | Optional. A comma-separated list of PrinterOn components that you want to install. | Features:PrintAnywhere,PDS, PDH,PDG,CPS,Sql Server |