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→Performing a Command Prompt VMware Server Installation
In the above syntax outline, the command line arguments in square brackets are optional and ''TempPath'' is the temporary location into which the installation files were extracted in the preceding step (C:\tmp\vmware in the case of this example). If VMware Server is to be installed in a location other than the default (\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server), specify the desired alternate location using the ''INSTALLDIR'' directive.
The optional ''property="value" directives allows options such as the serial number and whether a desktop shortcut should be created to be passed through to the installer. For example, the following command passes through the serial number and requests a desktop shortcut for access to the VI Web Access interface:
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msiexec /i "c:\tmp\vmware\VMware Server.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL SERIALNUMBER="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT="1" /qn
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Of particular importance is the optional ''REMOVE='' directive which is used to define which networking features are to be omitted during the installation process. Options available include ''Network'', ''DHCP'' and ''NAT''. If the virtual machines are to have no network access the ''REMOVE=Network'' directive should be specified. Similarly, to install VMware Server without the NAT support, but with host only and bridge support the following command would need to be executed when installing VMware Server:
