TN - 1456 System Platform 2023 R2 Patch 1 Silent Install

Description

This article from InSource shows how to install Patch 1 for AVEVA System Platform 2023 R2 silently.

• Author:  Rich Brooks
• Published:  8/27/2024
• Applies to:  Application Server 2023 R2 P01

Details

System Platform supports a silent install of the patch from the command line.  This is often requested when installing on many machines.  The patch of the software components may be pushed down with minimal interaction to save time.

Installing silently requires a response file to define the options for the installation.  The response file is generated by running the following from the command line.  This needs to be run on a machine that has not been patched yet.  Create a folder named PatchCreation before running the following.

SP2023R2_Patch01.exe /list /filename:c:\PatchCreation\response.txt

The computer is scanned to identify what needs to be patch.  It generates a text file specific to the components already installed.  The following is an example of the response file generated from a machine with the full System Platform and InTouch development installed.

The response file may be reused when patching another machine that has the same components installed.

A second command line is used to run the silent install of the patch.  The following is the command line with the /silentnoreboot option.  This allows the Configurator to be run before rebooting the machine.  Be sure to include the double quotes around the path and file name for the response file.

The patch does take several minutes to run.  Please be patient.  It will open the Configurator when complete.

Items without the green check mark need to be configured.  Select System Management Server, Secure, and Search one at a time and then click on the Configure button.  Reboot the machine when complete.

You may check from Control Panel | Programs and Features to confirm the patching was completed.  A P01 is added to the items that have been patched.