Administrator Guide for SAS 9.1.3 Foundation for Microsoft Windows 19
Note: If you are reviewing the files listed above from a network image, the path will
include Disk1 before sas\core. Otherwise, they will be located on the Setup disk.
Checking Status in Quiet Mode
Just as important as installing quietly is determining the success or failure of the Quiet Mode
installation. While Quiet Mode is working, you can open your Windows Task Manager and
view the Processes tab. If a Setup is running, you will see IKernel.exe and setup.exe
among the processes.
You can also use the -silentstatus option to follow the progress of a Quiet Mode
installation. When you run -silentstatus, a small gray window appears with a description
of each activity as it is performed. If you use the -silentstatus option, make sure that the
upper right-hand corner of your desktop is visible, since the window will not display over
existing content.
Note: The -silentstatus option is available for SAS Setup in Quite Mode, but not the
System Requirements Wizard in Quiet Mode.
After Quiet Mode finishes, the System Requirements Wizard and SAS Setup both provide the
results of their Quiet Mode execution in two ways:
1. MIF File Provides Quiet Mode status for use with SMS and other
management packages. Includes information on the success or
failure of the tool being used.
2. Log File Provides a detailed account of the actions that were performed
by the tool. This file is designed to assist with troubleshooting a
Quiet Mode session.
The MIF File in Quiet Mode
The Management Information File (MIF file) is created during Quiet Mode to allow you to
determine the success or failure of either the System Requirements Wizard or SAS Setup. This
file contains information typically used by Microsoft SMS, but usable by any process that
determines the success or failure of an installation.
The MIF file is always written to the Temp directory, and is named STATUS.MIF by default. You
may override this name by adding the -m<FileName> option to the Quiet Mode command line.
Note: The FileName parameter does not include a path or extension.
The MIF file contains a series of START and END sections, which define certain attributes
related to the tool's execution. Of specific interest to determine the success or failure of the
tool is the section called “InstallStatus,” similar to the following:
START GROUP
NAME = "InstallStatus"
ID = 2
CLASS = "MICROSOFT|JOBSTATUS|1.0"
